US intel said to indicate Iran could strike ‘Israeli soil’ in next 24 to 48 hours

[Kittens Are Jerks]

US intel said to indicate Iran could strike ‘Israeli soil’ in next 24 to 48 hours

Iran could launch an attack on Israeli soil within the next 24 to 48 hours, the Wall Street Journal on Friday quoted a US official as saying, citing American intelligence reports. Israel has been on high alert amid multiple threats and intelligence assessments that Iran would launch a strike on Israeli targets in a bid to avenge the April 1 airstrike on an Iranian consulate building in the Syrian capital of Damascus, which killed several Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders, including two generals.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-intel-said-to-indicate-iran-could-strike-israeli-soil-in-next-24-to-48-hours/

 

[Antigonos]

7 minutes ago, Kittens Are Jerks said:

US intel said to indicate Iran could strike ‘Israeli soil’ in next 24 to 48 hours

Iran could launch an attack on Israeli soil within the next 24 to 48 hours, the Wall Street Journal on Friday quoted a US official as saying, citing American intelligence reports. Israel has been on high alert amid multiple threats and intelligence assessments that Iran would launch a strike on Israeli targets in a bid to avenge the April 1 airstrike on an Iranian consulate building in the Syrian capital of Damascus, which killed several Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders, including two generals.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-intel-said-to-indicate-iran-could-strike-israeli-soil-in-next-24-to-48-hours/

 

It’s hard to believe Iran would brazenly  commit suicide like this, but nothing would shock me these days.

[Kittens Are Jerks]

5 minutes ago, Antigonos said:

It’s hard to believe Iran would brazenly  commit suicide like this, but nothing would shock me these days.

Apparently Iranian officials are saying they've yet to decide on their plan. If they're hesitating, it's because they're afraid Israel will intercept their missiles and respond with a major strike on Iran's infrastructure. And they will.

[Kittens Are Jerks]

According to CBS News, two US officials told them that Iran's attack on Israel could possibly include more than 100 drones and dozens of missiles aimed at military targets. The officials also said it would be challenging for the Israelis to defend against an attack of such a magnitude. It seems more likely, however, that Iran will launch a smaller scale attack to avoid a regional war and subsequent US involvement.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-iran-hamas-war-us-travel-warning-middle-east-conflict/

 

Edited April 12 by Kittens Are Jerks
Addition of source link.

[+and-then]

3 hours ago, Kittens Are Jerks said:

Apparently Iranian officials are saying they've yet to decide on their plan. If they're hesitating, it's because they're afraid Israel will intercept their missiles and respond with a major strike on Iran's infrastructure. And they will.

They have the added risk of their own population turning on them if a real war began and weakened the power of the IRGC and Basij forces to contain protests.  Israel is being jammed up by DC but if Iran went too far or were too successful in striking Israel, DC might get dragged in whether they want it or not.  The real question is who else might join the fray if the US strikes Iran along with Israel.  This could morph from a regional to a global war if the wrong choices are made by either side.

[Kittens Are Jerks]

6 minutes ago, and-then said:

They have the added risk of their own population turning on them if a real war began and weakened the power of the IRGC and Basij forces to contain protests.  Israel is being jammed up by DC but if Iran went too far or were too successful in striking Israel, DC might get dragged in whether they want it or not.  The real question is who else might join the fray if the US strikes Iran along with Israel.  This could morph from a regional to a global war if the wrong choices are made by either side.

That Iran is going to strike is not in doubt. Not only does most of the Iranian leadership support a retaliatory strike, their supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, publicly stated that Israel must be punished. That pretty much was an order to attack.

I don't see either Israel or Iran wanting a major direct conflict, but if it gets to that, things could get ugly. Of major concern to Israelis is that Iran might rush to build a nuclear weapon, as some senior Iranian officials are already calling on Khamenei to do just that. Khamenei currently maintains that nuclear weapons are contrary to the 'spirit of Islam' but now that religious leaders are also calling for the cancellation of the fatwa (specifically, the Islamic legal ruling against the assembly of nuclear weapons), Israelis think that Khamenei might just go for it. That would be the worst case scenario.

If that happens, the US will have no choice but to get involved in a significant way.

[+susieice]

33 minutes ago, Kittens Are Jerks said:

I don't see either Israel or Iran wanting a major direct conflict, but if it gets to that, things could get ugly

That's what I'm seeing too.

Israel on edge for Iranian retaliation after embassy strike (msn.com)

IRAN WANTS TO AVOID ESCALATION, SOURCES SAY

Iranian sources and diplomats from the U.S., Israel's main protector, say Tehran has signalled to Washington that it wishes to avoid escalation and will not act hastily.

But the risk remains that any response might spin out of control.

"We are prepared to defend ourselves on the ground and in the air, in close cooperation with our partners, and we will know how to respond," Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said after a meeting with the head of U.S. Central Command, General Michael Kurilla.

[+and-then]

It may have just begun.  Air raid sirens in Israel:

 

[+and-then]

So far, this is the only indication.  No other corroboration yet.

[Kittens Are Jerks]

1 minute ago, and-then said:

So far, this is the only indication.  No other corroboration yet.

I just checked Israeli live news feeds and no reports of an Iranian attack there. I don't know for certain, but the air raid sirens may have had something to do with the barrage of some 40 rockets that were fired from Lebanon at northern Israel earlier.

[Setton]

Not exactly unexpected when Israel has already attacked Iranian soil.

[Kittens Are Jerks]

8 minutes ago, Setton said:

Not exactly unexpected when Israel has already attacked Iranian soil.

Oh and like Iran didn't ask for it? Iran has been engaging in a war by proxy against Israel for years, having long backed armed groups around the region that target Israel  — Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza, the Houthi rebels in Yemen, not to mention the Syrian regime which allows it to use Syrian territory to ship weapons to Hezbollah. My heart bleeds.

 

[Kittens Are Jerks]

Biden renews ‘Don’t’ warning to Iran ahead of anticipated retaliatory strike on Israel

Asked what his message to Iran is amid intensifying speculation of an imminent strike against Israel, US President Joe Biden gives the same warning aimed at deterring Jerusalem’s adversaries that he issued after October 7: “Don’t.”

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/biden-renews-his-message-of-dont-to-iran-ahead-of-its-anticipated-strike-on-israel/

[Michelle]

I bet they are terrified now. Did he slap their hands too? 

Edited April 12 by Michelle

[Tatetopa]

7 hours ago, Kittens Are Jerks said:

Apparently Iranian officials are saying they've yet to decide on their plan. If they're hesitating, it's because they're afraid Israel will intercept their missiles and respond with a major strike on Iran's infrastructure. And they will.

Seems like they kind of backed themselves into a corner by saying they will respond, wonder if they can weasel their way out?

[Setton]

56 minutes ago, Kittens Are Jerks said:

Oh and like Iran didn't ask for it? Iran has been engaging in a war by proxy against Israel for years, having long backed armed groups around the region that target Israel  — Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza, the Houthi rebels in Yemen, not to mention the Syrian regime which allows it to use Syrian territory to ship weapons to Hezbollah. My heart bleeds.

 

Maybe so. But a direct attack on Iranian soil is undeniably an escalation. Retaliation is to be expected.

[Kittens Are Jerks]

13 minutes ago, Setton said:

Maybe so. But a direct attack on Iranian soil is undeniably an escalation. Retaliation is to be expected.

Iran is retaliating against Israel's attack on its embassy in Damascus (not for an attack on Iranian soil).

Israel has carried out numerous airstrikes in Syria in the past to disrupt the flow of its weapons. It now seems to be going after more 'high value' targets (such as Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and the six other officers who were with him at the embassy), to break the link between the command in Iran and their affiliates in Syria.

[Kittens Are Jerks]

27 minutes ago, Tatetopa said:

Seems like they kind of backed themselves into a corner by saying they will respond, wonder if they can weasel their way out?

Iran appeared to back down a few days ago after Israel threatened to bomb their nuclear facilities and other key infrastructure. They have no choice now but to retaliate given their threats to do so, and if it's not a direct attack on Israel, it will be an attack through proxy groups. Either way, it will happen.

[Tatetopa]

1 hour ago, Michelle said:

I bet they are terrified now. Did he slap their hands too? 

If you were giving advice, what would you want the US to do?

[Michelle]

1 minute ago, Tatetopa said:

If you were giving advice, what would you want the US to do?

Biden is weak and everybody in the world knows it. I think we should send military ships and put them on stand by in case they do attack.

[Unusual Tournament]

34 minutes ago, Tatetopa said:

Seems like they kind of backed themselves into a corner by saying they will respond, wonder if they can weasel their way out?

Don’t think they wanna weasel out. If Iran responds in a measured way then there is no reason for America to get involved. What can Israel really do? Iran is 1500 km away. Israel hasn’t the troops to boogie their way into Iran. Iran has a dilapidated airforce but a great anti-air missile umbrella. Turkey and Kuwait have closed their airspace to Israeli and American military aircraft. It’s hostile territory all the way to Iran through Jordan and Iraq.  

[Unusual Tournament]

19 minutes ago, Kittens Are Jerks said:

Iran appeared to back down a few days ago after Israel threatened to bomb their nuclear facilities and other key infrastructure. They have no choice now but to retaliate given their threats to do so, and if it's not a direct attack on Israel, it will be an attack through proxy groups. Either way, it will happen.

I don’t think Israel have the capability to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities. They were designed to be attacked by Israel and America. America have the capacity to better attack Iran and that’s more reason for the Iranian regime to keep retaliation limited and centred on Israel

Edited April 12 by Unusual Tournament

[Unusual Tournament]

5 minutes ago, Michelle said:

Biden is weak and everybody in the world knows it. I think we should send military ships and put them on stand by in case they do attack.

Trump had every opportunity to bomb Iran and didn’t. Put that on your Chicken waffle

Edited April 12 by Unusual Tournament

[Michelle]

4 minutes ago, Unusual Tournament said:

Trump had every opportunity to bomb Iran and didn’t. Put that on your Chicken waffle

If he had Trump haters would call him a warmonger. The Democrats are now the party of war though.

[Unusual Tournament]

1 minute ago, Michelle said:

If he had Trump haters would call him a warmonger. The Democrats are now the party of war though.

lol You just advocated war and Biden’s inability to attack Iran. What are you talking about?