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U.S. officials believe Israel has narrowed their targets Response to Iran AttackThe officials described it as Iran’s military and energy infrastructure.
no sign of israel will target nuclear facilities or carry out an assassination, but U.S. officials stressed that Israel had not yet made a final decision on how and when to act.
The region has been on edge awaiting Israel’s response to an October 1 missile strike that Iran said was in response to Israel’s invasion of Lebanon and the assassinations of its allies, including Hamas’s Ismail Haniyeh in Tehranand Hezbollah’s powerful leader Hassan Nasrallah In Beirut.
Iran’s attack caused minimal damage to Israel.
The United States does not know when Israel will respond, but officials say Israeli troops are ready to go at a moment’s notice Once an order is given.
U.S. officials stressed they had no information indicating a response today but acknowledged Israel has not yet shared a specific timetable with them — It’s unclear whether Israeli officials have reached an agreement on one of them.
U.S. and Israeli officials said a response could come during the Yom Kippur holiday.
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Officials said Israel has shared more information with the United States about the retaliatory actions, but they have withheld many details. Operational safety issues. The United States is prepared to defend its assets in the region against any immediate Iranian counterattack but is unlikely to provide direct military support for the operation.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with Israeli Defense Minister Yov Galant last night and they discussed the broad outlines of Israel’s response. However, it’s unclear whether Gallant provided any specific details. Their call came after an Israeli cabinet meeting to discuss retaliation, but Galante did not disclose the specific targets discussed at the meeting.
U.S. officials continue to urge the Israeli government to respond appropriately, adhere to military objectives and avoid oil, gas and nuclear facilities.
U.S. officials said President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also did not discuss specifics during their calls this week.
Biden strongly urge Netanyahu Focused on the humanitarian situation in Gaza and Lebanon and urged him to end the fighting. The US president also emphasized that Israel needs to consider the difficulty of successfully conducting a war in Lebanon and faces a strong threat from Iran on the second front.
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