The United States and Israel are discussing the possibility of an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) strike against pro-Iran forces and units of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Yemen and Syria in response to Iranian missile attacks. against Israel, Politico reports. , citing advisors to US President Joe Biden.
According to the newspaper’s interlocutors, the United States is in active communication with Israel about a response that could include an attack. Among the options, Israeli strikes against Iranian-backed forces or directly against IRGC forces in Yemen or Syria are being considered.
The United States prefers a limited Israeli response to Iranian missile attacks, advisers to the US president said. Two US administration officials told Politico that such a response would be acceptable to Washington and that the US side does not intend to seek a complete rejection from Israel. This shows Biden’s weakened influence on events in the Middle East, the publication notes.
Israeli officials told the New York Times (NYT) that Tel Aviv is prepared to respond “more aggressively” than after the Iranian attack in April. Israel then attacked a military air base near the Iranian city of Isfahan. According to the NYT, nuclear facilities are located near this location; Israel did not allow them to be attacked.
The day before, Axios reported, citing Israeli officials, that Israel was planning to launch a “significant retaliatory strike” within days for the massive missile attack launched by Iran on the night of October 1. It was carried out after the death of Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut as a result of an Israeli attack. Iran supports Hezbollah.
According to the portal’s interlocutors, the targets could be oil production facilities in Iran and other strategic objects. In case of a subsequent response from Tehran, the Israeli side does not rule out attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities, the sources said.
Biden refused to support possible Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities, calling them inappropriate. At the same time, the United States supports Israel in the conflict, the White House stressed. Against the backdrop of a new aggravation, Biden began discussing new sanctions against Iran with the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7), RBC recalls.
