US warns it won’t be able to contain Israel if Iran attacks – report – World

WASHINGTON, November 2. /TASS/. US President Joe Biden’s administration warned Iran against another attack on Israel and said the US would not be able to contain the Israelis. Axios reported.

“We will not be able to deter Israel, and we will not be able to trust that the next attack will be as precise and targeted as the last,” a US official told the news site.

An Israeli official said the message was transmitted from Washington to Tehran via Switzerland.

Israel can respond even if the Iranian attack comes from Iraqi territory.

“It will depend on how big the attack is and what the results are,” an Israeli official told Axios.

According to the report, Israel’s attack on Iran on October 25 came after weeks of consultations with the United States on what targets to strike.

The White House declined to comment. Iran’s mission to the United Nations did not immediately provide comment.

Trade Strikes

On October 31, Axios, citing Israeli intelligence sources, reported that Iran was preparing to launch a major attack on Israel from Iraq ahead of the US presidential election on November 5 in response to a recent attack by the Jewish state. According to the report, Tehran could use a large number of drones and ballistic missiles for the strike.

On October 26, the Israel Defense Forces said it had carried out strikes on military targets inside Iran in response to “numerous continuous attacks.” Iran’s Air Defense Forces said in a statement that military installations in Ilam, Tehran and Khuzestan provinces were attacked but limited damage was caused. The Israeli strikes killed at least four Iranian soldiers and one civilian.

On October 1, Iran launched a massive missile attack on Israel in response to the killings of key figures in the leadership of Hamas, Hezbollah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Israel promised to respond.