The Biden administration is worried that an attack from Iran is being planned in the wake of Israel’s killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and is working with Israel on defenses, a US official said Sunday night.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian looks on, on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 24, 2024. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo DUBAI (Reuters) - Israel should not be allowed to attack countries in the Iran-aligned "Axis of Resistance" one after the other,

National security adviser Jake Sullivan expressed optimism about the state of affairs in the Middle East a year ago, just one week before deadly attacks on Israel.

The death of Hassan Nasrallah has caught President Biden in a bind: while no one in the White House shed any tears for the longtime Hezbollah leader, the Israeli airstrike that took him out has only worsened fears of an escalating conflict,

President Biden noted that Hezbollah under Hassan Nasrallah’s watch has been responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans.