Report: Iran will attack Israel, likely before US election

Report: Iran will attack Israel, likely before US election

 Itamar Eichner

Now that extent of damage caused by Israel is known, 'senior source' claims to CNN that Iran will attack Israel in a 'definitive and painful' response even before the US presidential elections; White House warns: 'Iran should not respond'

A "senior source" familiar with the Iranian discussions, told CNN Wednesday night that there will be a “definitive and painful” response to Israel’s recent attack on its territory, likely before the U.S. presidential election on November 5.

In the first days after the attack in Iran, which took place overnight Saturday, Iran tried to minimize and downplay the damage caused to the country's military infrastructure. In Tehran, they even claimed that the IDF's announcements after the attack, which said that it was successful and its goals were achieved, constitute "psychological warfare."

The elections in the United States will be held this Tuesday - November 5 - so if the source's words are to be believed, Iran may attack Israel in less than a week. An Israeli official responded to this Wednesday, and issued a warning: "If they give a response - they will receive back double."

Knesset member Avigdor Liberman called on the political and military ranks "not to wait until the Iranians carry out their threats," and added: "We must move from waiting for a preemptive strike, from a proportional response to a clear decision. On October 26, we proved our ability, and now the order of the day is to exercise this ability in full force ".

The White House once again called upon Iran not to attack Israel. White House spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre was asked at a press briefing about a report about a possible attack and replied: Iran should not respond to Israel's retaliation. They should not. ... If they do, we will support Israel in defending itself, but they should not," she said at a news briefing.

Israel estimated shortly after the attack that Iran would respond - but it was not clear how. At the same time, the Israeli attacks targeted, among other things, missile production facilities, and the air defense batteries that protect Tehran were damaged, so that Iran remains exposed to future attacks.

The report on the escalation in Iranian rhetoric comes following the publication by the Associated Press, which on Tuesday revealed new satellite images from Iran, which indicate damage to another site in the Israeli attack - damage that the regime in Tehran has not reported so far. The photos show damage to several buildings at the Shahrud Space Center in the north of the country. The center, which is located about 370 km northeast of Tehran, is managed by the Revolutionary Guards, from which they launch satellites into space, but according to the Associated Press, it is also used by the Revolutionary Guards to manufacture ballistic missiles.

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