Israel announces retaliation for Iranian attack. The country’s oil production facilities are considered a possible target. How will Iran react?
Tel Aviv – Israeli officials appear to be considering Iranian attackRetaliation” within days. These could target oil production facilities and other strategic targets in Iran. At the same time, the United Nations is calling on Israel and Iran to prevent the conflict from escalating further.
Like the US website Axios Reportedly, officers are moving out Israel after the attack Iran a “significant retaliatory measure” is considered. Israeli officials are expected to consult with the United States on how to calibrate its military response, which could push the Middle East closer to the brink of regional war.
Israel is considering an attack on Iran – is the nuclear program also in its sights?
According to the publication, many Israeli officials cite Iranian oil facilities as a likely target. However, some also say that targeted attacks and the disabling of Iran’s air defense systems are within the realm of possibility. An attack on the Iranian nuclear facilities cannot be ruled out either. The Israeli response could include air strikes with fighter jets Include secret operations, it said.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had called a security cabinet meeting on Tuesday evening (October 1) to discuss a military response to the attack. “Iran made a big mistake tonight – and it will pay for it,” Netanyahu said there. Loud Axios Israeli officials agreed in principle to a retaliatory strike. Before that, however, they want to discuss with US officials about US Central Command’s defense cooperation as well as the delivery of ammunition and other operational support.
Iran had relied on Hamas and Hezbollah – could it withstand a direct confrontation?
“This attack will have serious consequences and we will work with Israel to achieve this,” US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday evening. He added that the US would have “ongoing consultations with the Israelis” on Wednesday (October 2).
By weakening the Hamas and the Hezbollahboth of which are supported by Iran, Tehran is now “exposed.”“, said former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on the short message service X. “Right now they are naked, they don’t have the ability to protect themselves. “Israel has the greatest opportunity in 50 years to change the face of the Middle East,” Bennett wrote. A report from Wall Street Journal comes to a similar conclusion. According to him, Iran’s chances in a direct confrontation are not good. Israel is more than 880 kilometers and two countries away from Iran. Any direct confrontation between the two would primarily be an air and missile battle, it says.
The United Nations urges restraint – will Iran react to Israel’s counterattack?
Tehran would be heavily outnumbered with its rudimentary air force and outdated air defense. “Iran’s air defenses and missiles will be exhausted at some point,” Esfandyar Batmanghelidj from the think tank Bourse and Bazaar told the paper. No help can be expected from Russia due to the war in Ukraine. Therefore, despite a clear Israeli response to Tuesday’s attacks, it is still in Iran’s interest to simply accept a counterattack in the coming days, Batmanghelidj continued.
The United Nations has meanwhile called on all parties to the conflict to prevent further escalation. “I condemn the expansion of the Middle East conflict with one escalation after another. This has to stop. We absolutely need a ceasefire,” said U.N.-Secretary General António Guterres after the Iranian missile attack on Israel. He appealed to Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas and Israel to stop the fighting. In response, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that he was banning Guterres from entering his country. He did not expressly condemn Iran for the attack. (tpn)
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