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Israel is keeping everyone guessing as to when and precisely how it would attack Iran, but a recent event might provide some indications.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, addresses the assembly of the UN.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, spoke to the UN general assembly.
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In Israel's battle with Iran, a high noon is imminent; a ballistic missile confrontation or something more asymmetrical and clandestine could be on the horizon.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, is determining the course of action to take in response to Iran's repeated rocket attack on October 1st, 2018.
However, the strategy remains unknown. Within a video Benjamin Netanyahu cautioned his ministers during his ally speech on Sunday morning, saying, "Talk little, do a lot."
The Israelis are concentrating on plans to attack energy and military facilities, according to sources who spoke with Sky's US partner NBC. It is now believed improbable that Iran's purported nuclear weapons program will be attacked.
Massive political and economic fallout, extending well beyond the Middle East, might result from an attack on Iran's oil facilities.
Iran has threatened to retaliate by striking facilities in the Emirates across the Gulf, which may have catastrophic effects on the world economy by driving up the price of crude oil.
On Saturday, during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur in Tel Aviv, Israel, cyclists travel on a roadway free of cars.
Increased petroleum costs may ultimately cause pump prices to spike dramatically in the US in the final weeks leading up to the presidential election, thereby increasing Donald Trump's chances of winning reelection—a development that Benjamin Netanyahu would be happy to see.
But for the time being, the Israelis are keeping everyone in the dark about the precise timing and method of their attack on Iran. They might also go with a less apparent choice.
It is believed that Israel has used intelligence resources to probe Iran deeply. There could be a clandestine assault on its government or infrastructure.
A single development could provide timing hints. On Sunday, President Biden declared that the United States would be sending Israel another THAAD anti-ballistic missile defence system.
If Iran retaliates, the system will provide Israel with critical additional defence. However, its implementation has just recently been made public, indicating that any Israeli operation might still be a few days off.
A battery of THAAD needs 95 soldiers to run. This signifies the first American ground forces in Israel during this conflict.
Despite the Biden administration's numerous frustrations with the Netanyahu government, it nevertheless maintains a strong military alliance with its
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