UPDATE 1-Top US, Israeli generals meet at Pentagon amid soaring Iran tensions

Iran's leadership warned ⁠on Sunday of a regional conflict if the U.S. were to ⁠attack it. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Sunday met with Zamir after his talks in Washington, Katz's ⁠office said, to review the situation in the region and the ⁠Israeli ‌military's "operational readiness for any possible scenario."

The top U.S. and Israeli ‌generals held talks at the Pentagon on Friday amid soaring tensions with Iran, two U.S. ⁠officials told Reuters on Sunday, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The officials did not offer details about the closed-door discussions between ​U.S. General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint ‍Chiefs of Staff, and Eyal Zamir, the Israeli armed forces chief of staff. The meeting has not been previously reported. The United ⁠States ‌has ramped ⁠up its naval presence and hiked its air defences in the ‍Middle East after President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened Iran, trying to ​pressure it to the negotiating table. Iran's leadership warned ⁠on Sunday of a regional conflict if the U.S. were to ⁠attack it.

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Sunday met with Zamir after his talks in Washington, Katz's ⁠office said, to review the situation in the region and the ⁠Israeli ‌military's "operational readiness for any possible scenario."