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US expects Iran to retaliate by the top of Ramadan
Iran's head of state Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with the coffins of seven members of the Revolutionary Guard
Source: dpa/-
Iran has introduced retaliation for the Revolutionary Guard males killed in Damascus. According to varied experiences, the US authorities assumes that it’s going to happen subsequent week – and that Israel is just not the one attainable goal.
NAccording to media experiences, after the air assault on an Iranian embassy constructing in Damascus, which was allegedly carried out by Israel's army and left a number of individuals useless, the USA is anticipating an Iranian retaliation strike, in accordance with media experiences. The CBS broadcaster reported on Friday, citing US authorities officers, that the goal and time of the anticipated assault have been unknown. However, the representatives assumed that an assault on an Israeli diplomatic facility was conceivable by the top of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan subsequent week.
CNN, citing a high-ranking US authorities official, stated the US was actively getting ready for a “significant” assault subsequent week. High-ranking US authorities officers believed a retaliatory strike was inevitable. This assumption is shared on the Israeli aspect.
According to the consultant, each governments are getting ready intensively for an Iranian assault, “which could take different forms.” Both US and Israeli targets might be focused. However, each governments have no idea “when and how Iran is planning a counterattack.”
CBS, citing U.S. officers, reported U.S. intelligence that Iran was planning an assault with drones and cruise missiles. The query is whether or not they can be despatched from Iranian territory or from Iraq or Syria.
The data within the experiences couldn’t be independently verified.
Rescue staff on the website of the suspected Israeli rocket assault in Damascus
Those: dpa/Ammar Safarjalani
Two brigadier generals and 5 different members of the highly effective Iranian Revolutionary Guard have been killed within the air strike on the Iranian embassy in Syria's capital Damascus on Monday. Iran then introduced retaliation, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in flip threatened penalties if Iran attacked his nation. The Revolutionary Guards are Iran's elite armed forces and are thought-about extra highly effective than the traditional armed forces.
Iran's threats towards Israel have been additionally raised in a cellphone name between US President Joe Biden and Netanyahu on Thursday. According to the White House, Biden made it clear that the USA helps Israel within the face of those threats.
https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article250902948/Nahost-Krieg-USA-rechnen-mit-Irans-Vergeltungsschlag-bis-Ende-des-Ramadans.html