Tense hours for Iran and the Middle East following reports of imminent attack and cancellation of Tehran flights

Observers of developments in Iran and the Middle East reported in a report on the tense hours following the imminent attack on Israel and the cancellation of flights to Tehran.

Last week's airstrike on the Iranian consulate building in Damascus, which killed seven members of the IRGC's Quds Force, prompted Iranian and Lebanese Hezbollah officials to speak over the past week about punishing Israel and responding to the airstrike.

Bloomberg reported last night, Wednesday, April 10, citing intelligence sources, that the United States and its allies believe that an Iranian missile and drone attack on targets in Israel is imminent, and that the attack could be launched from within Iran or by Tehran-backed groups in the region. The possible targets of the attack are the Israeli military and government centers.

At the same time as the Bloomberg website reported, Lufthansa, which operated at least one flight daily from Frankfurt to Tehran and then from Tehran to Frankfurt, announced the cancellation of its flights to and from Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport due to the current situation in the Middle East.

According to reports published last night by Mehr News Agency, citing the Iranian Ministry of Defense, Iranian airspace has been closed due to military exercises, which the report was denied and the news was deleted shortly after. A detailed review of the flight information of Imam Khomeini Airport shows that flights were operated by Turkish Airlines, Fly Dubai, Pegasus, Aeroflot and Qatar Airways.

According to reports from Israel's Radio Gilgaltz, the Israeli Air Force also conducted a joint exercise with the Cypriot Air Force. According to these reports, the Israeli military announced that during the joint exercise with the Cypriot Air Force, it practiced attacking mobile targets and long-range attacks. According to a reporter from Radio Gilgaltz, the exercise was designed to simulate an attack on Iran.

The US Central Command, CENTCOM, also announced the downing of 11 drones belonging to Yemen's Houthi forces hours ago. This news came as speculation increased about a possible attack on Israel by Iran or groups backed by Tehran. Yemen's Houthis also claimed to have targeted Israeli and American ships in the Gulf of Aden.

Al Jazeera also quoted an American official as saying that Washington does not rule out cooperating with Israel in response to a possible Iranian military attack. The American official stated: "We do not rule out joint strikes with Israel if the country is attacked by Iran or its affiliates."

US President Joe Biden also stated that in the event of an Iranian attack, US support for Israel would be "ironclad."

According to reports from the Axios news website, General Michael Eric Corilla, commander of CENTCOM, one of the top U.S. military commanders and responsible for Middle East affairs, is among the American commanders who will travel to Israel today, Thursday, April 11. The trip is aimed at coordinating a possible Iranian attack on targets in Israel.