Iranian officials are reportedly planning another attack using more powerful warheads than the weapons used in previous attacks against Israel, despite US warnings against counterattacking Iran. he warned.
Israel attacked Iran on October 26, targeting critical military infrastructure. The Israeli attack was carried out in response to a wave of about 200 missiles fired at Israel from Iran on October 1.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Israel is refraining from attacking Iran’s oil and nuclear facilities, which are vital to its national security. Israeli officials said the logic could change.
Iranian and Arab diplomats have reportedly warned that the country’s conventional forces could be involved in future attacks on Israel after the country lost four soldiers and one civilian in recent attacks. He said that there is. However, the use of conventional forces does not necessarily mean that troops will be sent in, and could mean that the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, which is usually responsible for Israel’s security operations, may not act alone. .
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Numerous rockets are seen fired from Iran over Jerusalem from Hebron in the West Bank on October 1, 2024. The Israeli military announced that missiles were fired from Iran toward Israel and sirens were heard across the country, especially in Tel Aviv. (Wissam Hashramoon/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Arab and Iranian officials also said Iran did not intend to limit its response to drones or missiles, as it did in previous attacks. Officials added that missiles used in the future will carry more powerful warheads.
Iran said it primarily used four types of intermediate-range ballistic missiles in the October 1 attack, WSJ reported.
Benam Ben Taleburu, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), told Fox News Digital that the challenge in sending an attack signal is that it has to be mutually understandable. . He said a successful attack, like the one by Israel in October aimed at preventing escalation, could be seen as a slight that the Iranian regime would have to respond to.
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An Israeli Air Force plane departs for an attack on Iran on October 26th. (IDF Spokesperson Unit)
“The reputation of Iranian media outlets and officials has shifted from trying to downplay the attack to using it to threaten grandstanding and retaliation,” Taleblu said. “Make no mistake, Tehran still has the capacity to respond. The Islamic Republic is capable of launching far more projectiles and heavier warheads than it used in its first two direct attacks on Israel. Escalating without air defense is either leading with your jaw or putting the pieces of the puzzle in place to justify a move toward nuclear weapons development. ”
On Saturday, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei vowed a “teeth-breaking” response to actions by both Israel and the United States, as he claimed Iran was capable of building nuclear weapons.
Khamenei’s top adviser Kamal Khalaj on Friday warned about Iran’s nuclear capabilities and said the country may be prepared to change its policy on using nuclear weapons if it faces an existential threat.
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Iranian-backed Shiite fighters celebrate in the street after an attack on Israel by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in Basra, Iraq. (Reuters/Essam Al Sudani)
“Iran will revise its nuclear doctrine if there is an existential threat. We have the capacity to produce weapons and there are no problems in this regard,” Haraj told Lebanese media. said.
The Iranian threat is not yet visible.
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The Journal also reported that Iranian officials said they did not want the attack to influence the U.S. presidential election, saying any response to the October 26 Israeli attack would not be expected until after Tuesday’s election day and before the winner of the presidential election is sworn in. It added that it would be carried out in January.
Fox News Digital’s Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.
