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New developments as the US and Israel are planning massive bombing campaigns against Iran. US embassies in several Middle Eastern cities warning American citizens to exercise extreme caution and urging them to leave. Iran once again accusing the US of escalating tensions. ABC's Matt Rivers reports from Jordan tonight. Tonight as the Pentagon prepares plans for what could be a major escalation against Iran. Iran once again lashing out. Iran tonight accusing the US of fanning the flames of a regional war and threatening to attack critical infrastructure in the region if the US carries through with its threats to target Iranian energy facilities.
Overnight Kuwait saying it detected and destroyed multiple drones that had invaded its airspace. In a dramatic move at least 10 American embassies across the region issuing new stepped-up alerts to US citizens. Warning Americans to exercise extreme caution saying Americans in the region should consider departing or be prepared to depart should there be escalation with airspace closures a real possibility. Two officials telling ABC News that the Pentagon is preparing a round of intense strikes on Iran that could begin as early as this weekend. Trump saying Friday We'll be hitting them very hard and you know, at some point they're
going to say we just can't take it anymore. Iran continuing to threaten US forces and allies in the region and tonight we're learning more about how the Pentagon has responded to that threat by reconfiguring its presence from larger bases in Qatar and Bahrain to other countries like Jordan and Israel. Two weeks ago three American soldiers were killed in an Iranian strike on their base in Jordan. Just yesterday Staff Sergeant Angel Ramper sad was laid to rest on New York's Long Island. Meanwhile with tonight Britain's maritime safety agency reporting that two more tankers in the Strait of Hormuz were targeted earlier today a reminder of just how dangerous that key waterway remains.
