‘Potential For a Wider War’: Fox’s Jennifer Griffin Warns She’s ‘Never Seen Things So Tense’ In Her 30 Years Covering the Middle East

GRIFFIN Hi Neil I ░░░░░░░░ been covering the Middle ░░░░░░░░ for 30 years as ░░░░░░░░ know and I have ░░░░░░░░ seen things so tense ░░░░░░░░ the potential for a ░░░░░░░░ war breaking out between ░░░░░░░░ and Iran which could ░░░░░░░░ the U S and ░░░░░░░░ into a wider Middle ░░░░░░░░ war Until now the ░░░░░░░░ S has been facing ░░░░░░░░ proxies But in the ░░░░░░░░ of the Israeli strike ░░░░░░░░ April 1st in Damascus ░░░░░░░░ that killed the Iranian ░░░░░░░░ Guard general and six ░░░░░░░░ top Iranian commanders responsible ░░░░░░░░ arming Iran s proxy ░░░░░░░░ Iran appears poised to ░░░░░░░░ that attack with a ░░░░░░░░ show of force targeting ░░░░░░░░ territory In recent days ░░░░░░░░ U S has pre ░░░░░░░░ additional military assets in ░░░░░░░░ region The attacks by ░░░░░░░░ Houthis supported by Iran ░░░░░░░░ to threaten U S ░░░░░░░░ in the Red Sea ░░░░░░░░ are at an all ░░░░░░░░ high U S officials ░░░░░░░░ me that they have ░░░░░░░░ movement suggesting that Iranian ░░░░░░░░ missiles could launch any ░░░░░░░░ Israeli warplanes are patrolling ░░░░░░░░ skies along the borders ░░░░░░░░ Israel s military has ░░░░░░░░ put on high alert ░░░░░░░░ a massive missile and ░░░░░░░░ strike that is expected ░░░░░░░░ emanate from Iran The ░░░░░░░░ S embassy told Americans ░░░░░░░░ work for the embassy ░░░░░░░░ to leave Tel Aviv ░░░░░░░░ or Be er Sheva ░░░░░░░░ coming days and to ░░░░░░░░ travel to the north ░░░░░░░░ south of Israel The ░░░░░░░░ of U S Central ░░░░░░░░ General Erik Kurilla was ░░░░░░░░ Israel to meet with ░░░░░░░░ s Minister of Defense ░░░░░░░░ Gallant who praised General ░░░░░░░░ as a true friend ░░░░░░░░ Israel General Kurilla briefed ░░░░░░░░ Israeli defense counterparts on ░░░░░░░░ latest intelligence and is ░░░░░░░░ in the region Clip ░░░░░░░░ KIRBY We re comfortable ░░░░░░░░ the way we have ░░░░░░░░ the reality of this ░░░░░░░░ and the conversations that ░░░░░░░░ re having with Israel ░░░░░░░░ we are not going ░░░░░░░░ sit back and be ░░░░░░░░ on is knowing exactly ░░░░░░░░ this is going to ░░░░░░░░ like and that s ░░░░░░░░ we are working so ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ has what it needs ░░░░░░░░ defend itself Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ What s unusual Neil ░░░░░░░░ for Iran to telegraph ░░░░░░░░ response to such a ░░░░░░░░ It usually relies on ░░░░░░░░ and terrorism with the ░░░░░░░░ S releasing what is ░░░░░░░░ very specific intelligence through ░░░░░░░░ officials You can t ░░░░░░░░ out that Iran will ░░░░░░░░ for an off ramp ░░░░░░░░ avoid a war that ░░░░░░░░ draw in U S ░░░░░░░░ All eyes now on ░░░░░░░░ supreme leader of Iran ░░░░░░░░ it will we ll ░░░░░░░░ more in the coming ░░░░░░░░ Neil CAVUTO All right ░░░░░░░░ thank you for that ░░░░░░░░ Griffin at the Pentagon.”