US President's National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan announced that the United States is working to expand and strengthen air and missile defense systems in the Middle East in the wake of the Iranian attack on Israel. A statement issued by the White House said that in addition to Washington preparing new sanctions against Tehran, the Pentagon and the Central Command of the US Armed Forces (CENTCOM) are working to continue strengthening and expanding air and missile defense systems, as well as early warning systems in the Middle East. It is noteworthy that this aims to "continue reducing the effectiveness of Iranian missiles and drones." It is noteworthy that on April 13, Iran launched large-scale attacks with ballistic and winged missiles and drones on Israel, in response to the Israeli raid on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1, which resulted in the killing of a number of high-ranking officers in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Following the attack, Israel announced the interception and do wning of most of the missiles and limited material damage as a result of the attack, while Iran said that its results were 'better than expected. Source: National Iraqi News Agency