Biden cuts short his beach weekend and heads back to the White House to meet with his national security team as Iran readies more than 100 cruise missiles and drones to attack Israel

President Joe Biden cuts short his weekend at the beach and heads back to the White House on short notice to deal with spiraling tensions in the Middle East that could lead to full-scale war.

Biden, 81, is set to leave his Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, home on Saturday afternoon to meet his national security team just 24 hours after he said an Iranian attack on Israel would happen ‘sooner rather than later’.

He was due to stay until Sunday but will now return to Washington DC after reports that Tehran moved more than 100 cruise missiles and drones to prepare for an attack.

The Pentagon has already moved aircraft carriers into the Red Sea amid fears of a full-scale war, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant today to tell him he has the ‘unwavering’ support of the US

Austin reiterated ‘that Israel could count on full US support to defend Israel against any attack by Iran and its regional proxies,

On Friday, Biden revealed his one-word message to Iran about their threats to attack Israel: ‘Don’t do it.’

He also said the US was committed to supporting one of the country’s oldest allies despite simmering tensions with Benjamin Netanyahu’s government over the war in Gaza.

Israeli army tanks move in an area along the border with the Gaza Strip and southern Israel on April 2, 2024

Iran has reportedly readied more than 100 cruise missiles as part of an ‘imminent’ attack on Israel: Pictured is a long-range air defense system called Arman shown during an unveiling ceremony in Tehran, Iran, on February 17, 2024

Rescue workers search the rubble of a building annexed to the Iranian embassy a day after an airstrike in Damascus on April 2, 2024

Iran has publicly threatened to hit back at Israel over an attack in Syria last week that Tehran says was an Israeli airstrike on an Iranian diplomatic building in Damascus.

At the end of last week, the situation worsened when reports emerged that an attack could come within days.

Military officials briefed on the matter told both ABC News and CNN that the United States has observed Iran readying at least 100 cruise missiles, indicating it could be ready to strike.

ABC also reported that a large number of drones that could be used in an attack on Israel have also been readied by the nation.

Pentagon officials said the United States would increase its presence in the region and that the USS Dwight Eisenhower would be sent into the Red Sea in a warning to Tehran.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei vowed retaliation in the wake of the Damascus attack, for which Tel-Aviv has yet to claim responsibility.