These days, Israel is preparing its response to Iran’s October 1 ballistic missile attack. SO, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant visited Washington on Tuesday: will attack military zones and the United States will defend a possible counterattack from Iran. He former Israeli intelligence agent, Avi Melamedrecognized that “As Israel develops its strategy in response to last week’s Iranian attack, it appears increasingly likely that the country will aim a significant strike against a target affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. ». In this sense, Melamed stressed that “this issue was probably raised during today’s visit.” [por ayer] from Centcom Commander Gen. Michael E. Kurilla, and is expected to be a key point of discussion between Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and U.S. officials later this week. The move comes as Israeli authorities seek to avoid an escalation into a broader regional war, despite recent Iranian missile attacks.
Israel’s response must balance the show of military force with the need to avoid a further escalation of tensions.which could lead to a missile exchange cycle. However, Tehran’s launch of more than 180 ballistic missiles requires a decisive response to prevent future attacks.
“At present, It appears that Israel is finalizing its operational plans while the United States is preparing munitions to defensively counter any possible Iranian counterattack.“, underlined Melamed.
For several days, Israel has been considering its response to Iran, which is considering an attack on nuclear facilities, another possible attack on oil platforms or another large-scale attack with ballistic missiles. While, Israel is waging a war on different fronts: against Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran itself, the Houthis of Yemen and terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria..
In this sense, last April, in response to the first Iranian attack against Israel, Jerusalem attacked the Isfahan base with a calibrated maneuver, targeting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which attacked Israel on April 14. Israel then used a radar-evading missile to strike the Isfahan base’s Russian-made S-300 defenses early Friday morning.
He The President of the United States, Joe Biden, expressed opposition to Israel attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities in retaliation for Iran’s ballistic missile attack. Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuwith whom he spoke by telephone on Monday on the occasion of the anniversary of October 7, claimed his right to respond, but that he must do so “proportionately”.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard
What is the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps? The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is the ideological guardian of the 1979 Iranian Revolution. It is responsible for defending the Islamic Republic against internal and external threats. It has acquired a leading role in the execution of Iranian foreign policy and controls large sectors of the economy. The IRGC’s ties to terrorist groups in the region, such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in the Palestinian territorieshelp Iran project its influence and power. This body, which reports directly to the supreme leader, also exercises influence on domestic politics, and many senior officials have passed through its ranks.
In 2022 and 2023, he focused on attacks on demonstrators protesting after the killing of Mahsa Amini, in police custody, who had been arrested for not wearing a headscarf. In late 2023, he again focused on supporting the terrorist group Hamas.
The branches of The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps includes:
- Ground forces based in the 31 provinces of Iran and Tehran, which number more than 150,000 troops.
- The Basij paramilitary force, which claims to be able to mobilize some six hundred thousand volunteers.
- The naval forces, distinct from the naval branch of the regular Iranian armed forces, which number around twenty thousand sailors and are responsible for patrolling Iran’s maritime borders, including the Strait of Hormuz, through which around a third transits each year crude oil transported by sea throughout the country. the world.
- A 15,000-strong air force, also separate from a parallel branch of the regular army, manages Iran’s ballistic missile program.
- A cyber commando that works with IRGC-affiliated companies on military and commercial espionage, as well as propaganda distribution, according to the IISS (its exact relationship with state-affiliated hackers is unclear ).
