WATCH LIVE: White House holds news briefing as officials say Iran preparing missile attack on Israel

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a news briefing on Tuesday as U.S. officials warn that Iran is preparing a missile attack against Israel in response to attacks in Lebanon.
The event is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. EDT. Watch in the player above.
A senior U.S. administration official said Iran is preparing to “imminently” launch a ballistic missile attack on Israel, and warned of “severe consequences” should it take place.
The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the intelligence, said the U.S. is actively supporting Israeli defensive preparations.
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a warning Monday to Iran, which backs Hezbollah and Hamas. “There is nowhere in the Middle East Israel cannot reach,” Netanyahu said, just days after an airstrike south of Beirut killed the leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah group, which is backed by Tehran.
Hezbollah’s acting leader, Naim Kassem, promised the group will fight on following the death Friday of its long-time chief Hassan Nasrallah. Israel has also assassinated several of the group’s top commanders in recent days. Kassem said the group’s fighters are ready and the slain commanders have already been replaced.
Israel and Hezbollah have traded fire across the Lebanon border almost daily since Oct. 8, the day after Hamas sent fighters into Israel and sparked the war in Gaza. It’s been almost a year since some 250 people were abducted from Israel, and friends and family are worried about their loved ones as attention turns away from hostages and north toward Lebanon.