VIDEO: Reports indicate Israel is preparing to retaliate against Iran imminently, possibly within 24 hours
By Vlad Tepes Blog
Will Israel strike Iran? That is the big question.
The below video report says yes, and perhaps within the next 24 hours.
This journalist claims that a few hours ago now, American and Frenchy and German citizens have all been advised to immediately leave Iran. Qatar has diverted all flights away from Iranian airspace, and Netanyahu has called a meeting of ALL the leaders of the many parties in Israel to a meeting with the exception of the leaders of the Arabic and anti-Israel parties.
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Took some time to find, but his quote is from the Times of Israel, paraphrasing the WSJ. It is close, but not exactly that.
Decades ago, I used to be friendly with a family, the patriarch of which was a General in a Western military. He was a brilliant, and very decent man, who has passed away some time ago now. So I think its okay to tell this story.
He was telling me about some of the RealPolitik of the Middle East. About how during the cold war, an ally of the Soviet Union, I think it was Iraq, was developing nuclear weapons by constructing a 40 MW nuclear reactor which has pretty much no practical use beyond making nukes. But neither the U.S. nor the Soviets wanted Iraq to have these weapons. So it was decided that the U.S. would ask Israel to fly a single sortie over the area and take out the reactor. The Soviets would stand up in the United Nations and condemn the action and demand a resolution of some kind against Israel. The U.S. was to veto it, and that would be the end of the issue. Everyone wins except maybe the one guy in Iraq that thought having nukes was a good idea. And that is exactly how it played out.
This tells us a lot about how things happen. The attack against Israel by Iran was clearly something along these lines. Calls where made, understandings where arrived at, and events took place in a way that would satisfy the honour of the Islamic regime in Tehran without any kind of actual war per se.
Let’s hope the Israeli response, if indeed it is real at all, has a similar trajectory.
DM Gallant to Pentagon: No choice but to retaliate against Iran
The Global Security Situation group
Axios reports that Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant told Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Sunday that Israel has no choice but to respond to the unprecedented missile and drone attack launched by Iran over the weekend, a U.S. official and another source briefed on the call told Axios.
The Israeli war cabinet convened on Monday to discuss Israel’s possible response.
Gallant told Austin in a phone call Sunday that Israel can’t allow ballistic missiles to be launched against its territory without a response, the U.S. official and the source briefed on the call said.
The report went on to say that Israel won’t accept an equation in which Iran responds with a direct attack every time Israel strikes targets in Syria, Gallant added.
The sources said Austin conveyed a similar message to the one President Biden gave Netanyahu on Saturday night, stressing the need to do everything possible to avoid further escalation.
The Pentagon and the Israeli ministry of defense said that Austin and Gallant also discussed efforts to establish an international and regional coalition against Iran.
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The IDF Chief of Staff delivers a message in English: pic.twitter.com/bPz5p9Q5AL
— Mossad Commentary (@MOSSADil) April 15, 2024
BREAKING: The Israeli Air Force has completed preparing for an attack on Iran pic.twitter.com/PjK2FTiSXv
— Inbar Cohen (@InbarCohen13) April 15, 2024
Huge success for Israel in defending itself against Iran’s first-ever direct attack on the Jewish state 🇮🇱 pic.twitter.com/GicWYyMRg7
— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) April 14, 2024
NEW- Earlier today, the @IDF Chief of General Staff LTG Herzi Halevi visited Nevatim Airbase: “Missiles sent into the territory of the State of Israel will be met with a response.” pic.twitter.com/NF5mrYOc41
— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) April 15, 2024
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