The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahutransmitted to the President of the United States, Joe Bidenits response plan to the attacks carried out by Iran during the first week of October. Netanyahu informed the head of the White House that this response It will be directed only towards military objectives, excluding any attack against nuclear or oil infrastructure..
According to the ‘Washington Post’, Netanyahu agreed on this strategy with his North American counterpart during a telephone call on Wednesday, October 9, a week later Iran attacks Jewish state.
The attack, before the American elections
Netanyahu also made clear to the US government that he would calibrate his response based on avoid “political interference in presidential elections” on November 5. In Tel Aviv, it is considered that an attack on energy infrastructure could skyrocket the price of energy a few days before the elections, while an attack on the nuclear program would force American troops to intervene.
In fact, this announcement made The price of oil continues to fall this Tuesday for the second consecutive day, the Brent reference barrel stood at 74 euros, which represents a drop of four percent.
However, the official statement issued by the White House after the call between Biden and Netanyahu does not specifically mention the response that Israel is preparing to the attack that Iran launched on April 13 on its territory with nearly 300 projectiles.
