Iran prepares 'major' revenge attack

Published 1 November 2024 at 07.51

Foreign. Israel's intelligence service states that Iran is planning a large-scale attack on Israel from Iraqi territory. Axios reports.

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The attack is expected to take place in the coming days and may be carried out with the help of Iran-backed militias in Iraq to avoid direct conflict on Iranian territory.

According to sources, the attack will involve both drones and ballistic robots.

A US official says that the US is following developments closely, but that no decision on an attack appears to have been made yet in Tehran.

The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, commented on Thursday that Israel “made a mistake” by attacking Iran the week before, adding that Iran's response will be “different from anything Israel can expect “. Another senior Iranian source told CNN that a “definitive and painful” retaliation is planned, likely before the US presidential election.

The background is the Israeli airstrike last week, when Israel openly attacked Iran's military infrastructure for the first time . According to Iran, only limited damage was caused, but the country has since vowed revenge.