Netanyahu informs US of plans to strike Iran's military, not nuclear sites
Photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (getty images)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the administration of US President Joe Biden that he is prepared to strike military, not oil or nuclear, sites in Iran, according to The Washington Post.
Sources cited by the outlet say this is the most restrained response to Iran’s latest attack on Israel.
One of the sources said the retaliatory actions will be calculated to avoid being perceived as “political interference in the US elections."
Netanyahu took a more moderated stance in this discussion than previously, an American official said, describing a phone call between the two leaders. The apparent softening of the prime minister’s position influenced Biden’s decision to send a powerful missile defense system to Israel, both officials said.
It is worth noting that US forces have deployed a THAAD air defense battery in Israel, a move aimed at bolstering Israel’s integrated air defense system.
On October 12, it was reported that Israel had narrowed its list of targets in Iran in response to the October 1 missile attack. Iran’s nuclear facilities are not included in the preliminary list of targets.
All the details about Iran's attack on Israel can be found in RBC-Ukraine's article, “Iran strikes Israel with hundreds of rockets, and IDF preparing response: All details.”
