Juniper Cobra

{{Short description|US Israel military exercise}}

Exercise Juniper Cobra is a five-day combined military exercise between Israel and the United States. The exercise exists to strengthen American-Israeli military cooperation against regional threats, and promote long-term security. In recent years, it has had the additional effect of providing training in the case of a ballistic missile attack from Iran.{{cite web | url=http://www.thetower.org/0349-us-israel-team-up-for-biannual-juniper-cobra-military-exercise/ | title=U.S., Israel Team Up for Biannual "Juniper Cobra" Military Exercise | publisher=The Tower Magazine | date=18 May 2014 | accessdate=25 August 2014}} The exercise was initiated in 2001 and is conducted once every two years.{{cite web | url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/us-israel-hold-anti-missile-defence-drill-juniper-cobra-1449024 | title=US and Israel Hold Anti-Missile Defence Drill Juniper Cobra | work=International Business Times | date=18 May 2014 | accessdate=25 August 2014 | author=Vasudevan Sridharan}} The most recent exercise was held in March 2018, showing a focus on defense against a potential Iran attack.{{Cite news|url=https://www.defensenews.com/global/mideast-africa/2018/03/08/us-israel-in-dress-rehearsal-for-joint-response-against-iran-missile-attack/|title=US, Israel in 'dress rehearsal' for joint response against Iran missile attack|last=Opall-Rome|first=Barbara|date=2018-03-08|work=Defense News|access-date=2018-03-11|language=en-US}}