Trump Holds Fire as the World Waits for Iran's Next Move After Punishing Strikes
By Brittany Miller
U.S. officials are waiting to see how Iran responds following two nights of American airstrikes, with U.S. forces remaining in the region despite no additional strikes overnight, Fox News' Lucas Tomlinson reported Saturday.
Tomlinson reported that U.S. forces were prepared to carry out a third consecutive night of strikes before officials paused to assess Tehran's next move. The U.S. Navy continues to maintain two aircraft carrier strike groups in the region, including the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been deployed for more than 200 days without a port call.
Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces said Saturday it thwarted an alleged Hezbollah plot in southern Lebanon after troops spotted militants moving anti-tank missiles and drones into a building inside the buffer zone.
The IDF said it tracked the alleged Hezbollah operatives until they entered the structure before carrying out an airstrike. According to the Israeli military, secondary explosions after the strike indicated weapons had been stored inside the building.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israeli forces will remain in southern Lebanon until the threat posed by Hezbollah is eliminated, despite ongoing U.S.-backed efforts to implement a phased Israeli withdrawal from parts of the border region.
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