The US government expects there may be imminent retaliatory strikes by Iran and its allies against Israel over recent events, a senior official said in Washington on Monday. The United States shares Israel’s assessment that this could possibly happen “this week,” according to National Security Council communications director John Kirby. Kirby stressed that the concerns of the US side reflected those of the Israelis. It was “difficult to ascertain” what the attack by Iran and its proxies would look like. “But we have to be prepared for what could be a significant set of attacks,” Kirby said. Fo…