West Asia crisis: Iran preparing to attack Israel ahead of US presidential election, says report
West Asia crisis: Will Iran attack Israel before US election?
Israel intelligence has suggested that Iran is preparing to attack Israel in the coming days, possibly before the November 5 presidential election in the United States (US), Axios reported on Friday (Nov 1) citing two sources.
The sources said that the attack wasexpected to be carried out from Iraq using a large number of drones and ballistic missiles. This development came a day afterIranian Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Hossein Salami said that Israel made a mistake when it attacked Iran last week.
A New York Times report also confirmed Thursday that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has instructed his forces to prepare a direct attack against Israel. Ayatollah allegedly made his decision on Monday after reviewing damage report from military inflicted by Israeli strikes last week.
The Israel-Iran conflict
Israel andIranhave engaged in a series of tit-for-tat military strikes, part of broader West Asia warfare set off by fighting in the Gaza Strip. On October 1, Iran launched more than 200 missiles against Israel.
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Israel retaliated last weekend with military jets strikingmissile factories and other sites near Tehran and in westernIran.
Tehran said it lost four soldiers in the attack and said the strikes caused limited damage. Iran further said that it was entitled and obligated to defend itself.
'Iran is planning a definitive and painful response'
On Wednesday, an Iranian source told CNN that Tehran was planning a definitive and painful response (against Israel) that would likely come before the presidential election in the United States.
The source said that the Iranian retaliation was certain, adding, that the response would be strong and would make Israel regret its attack.
Israel can reach anywhere in Iran, says Netanyahu
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that his country could reach anywhere in Iran if the need arose.Prime Minister Netanyahu, in a speech to new military officers, said that Israel has unprecedented freedom of action following its recent airstrikes againstIran.
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"Israel today has more freedom of action inIranthan ever. We can reach any place inIranas necessary. The supreme goal I gave to the Israel Defence Forces and the security branches is to preventIranfrom achieving a nuclear weapon," Netanyahu said.
(With inputs from agencies)