IRANIAN REVENGE STRIKE 'IMMINENT'

Fears of attack on Israel from two fronts

- CHRIS HUGHES

THE Middle East is braced for an "'imminent" attack on Israel by Iran amid fears it could be deadlier than previously feared.

US intelligence has warned Tel Aviv that Tehran may be planning a "double-tap" onslaught, with missile barrages fired from both Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Hezbollah's Tehran backers could try to overwhelm Israel's air defence system to hit cities such as Tel Aviv.

The strike is being planned as revenge for a suspected Israeli blast last week in Tehran which killed visiting Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh.