Netanyahu vowed to strike Iran, according to Biden – WaPo
Israel has informed the US that any retaliatory strikes on Iran will be limited to military targets, according to information obtained by The Washington Post. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has informed US President Joe Biden of his intention to target only military sites in Iran when responding to the recent missile attacks launched by Tehran against Israel, according to The Washington Post.
This communication occurred during a phone conversation between the two leaders on Wednesday of last week, marking their first discussion in several weeks, as reported on Monday. The details of this high-level conversation came from two anonymous sources: a US official and another individual described as “official familiar with the matter,” who provided insight into Israel's stance.
On October 1, Iran launched over 180 missiles at Israel, claiming the strikes were in retaliation for the assassinations of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, killed by a bomb in Tehran in late July, and Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, who died in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut in late September. The government in Jerusalem indicated that it was evaluating how to respond.
Biden has publicly urged Netanyahu to avoid targeting Iran’s oil or nuclear facilities. Reports indicate that Washington has offered Israel a “compensation package” in exchange for its agreement to this request.
As per sources from The Post, Netanyahu adopted a “more moderated place” during the call with Biden, which led the US president to authorize the deployment of a THAAD anti-ballistic missile system to Israel, accompanied by approximately 100 US military personnel. The Pentagon announced this deployment on Sunday.
An official familiar with the situation stated that Israel plans to conduct a series of strikes on Iran, with the first expected before the November 5 US presidential election. However, Netanyahu aims to calibrate the timing of the strike to avoid any perception that it might influence the electoral outcome.
During a discussion with his security cabinet on Thursday night, Netanyahu did not seek their approval, allowing for flexibility regarding the timing of any potential actions, according to the source.
In West Jerusalem, there is a keen interest in opposing Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. Gayil Talshir, a political scientist from Hebrew University with connections to Israel’s defense establishment, noted that the recent election of reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as Iran’s new president has raised concerns for Netanyahu's team. Talshir observed that Pezeshkian could engage in negotiations to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with Harris, should she succeed Biden, leading the Israeli prime minister to believe that “now is a strategic moment to undermine this,” as the analyst explained.
Mathilde Moreau contributed to this report for TROIB News
This communication occurred during a phone conversation between the two leaders on Wednesday of last week, marking their first discussion in several weeks, as reported on Monday. The details of this high-level conversation came from two anonymous sources: a US official and another individual described as “official familiar with the matter,” who provided insight into Israel's stance.
On October 1, Iran launched over 180 missiles at Israel, claiming the strikes were in retaliation for the assassinations of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, killed by a bomb in Tehran in late July, and Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, who died in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut in late September. The government in Jerusalem indicated that it was evaluating how to respond.
Biden has publicly urged Netanyahu to avoid targeting Iran’s oil or nuclear facilities. Reports indicate that Washington has offered Israel a “compensation package” in exchange for its agreement to this request.
As per sources from The Post, Netanyahu adopted a “more moderated place” during the call with Biden, which led the US president to authorize the deployment of a THAAD anti-ballistic missile system to Israel, accompanied by approximately 100 US military personnel. The Pentagon announced this deployment on Sunday.
An official familiar with the situation stated that Israel plans to conduct a series of strikes on Iran, with the first expected before the November 5 US presidential election. However, Netanyahu aims to calibrate the timing of the strike to avoid any perception that it might influence the electoral outcome.
During a discussion with his security cabinet on Thursday night, Netanyahu did not seek their approval, allowing for flexibility regarding the timing of any potential actions, according to the source.
In West Jerusalem, there is a keen interest in opposing Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. Gayil Talshir, a political scientist from Hebrew University with connections to Israel’s defense establishment, noted that the recent election of reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as Iran’s new president has raised concerns for Netanyahu's team. Talshir observed that Pezeshkian could engage in negotiations to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with Harris, should she succeed Biden, leading the Israeli prime minister to believe that “now is a strategic moment to undermine this,” as the analyst explained.
Mathilde Moreau contributed to this report for TROIB News
