The Biden administration has warned that Iran could suffer economic damage if it launches a “significant” attack on Israel, but has appeared to suggest the United States would tolerate smaller attacks on Israel.
The messages were also intended to warn Tehran that “if it continues down that path, it risks serious consequences for Iran’s economy and the stability of its newly elected government,” the official added.
Notably, the warning focuses on “the impact on Iran’s economy” and the implications for the new government, rather than military implications, despite the US sending more fighter and reconnaissance planes to the region.
of journalCiting U.S. officials, it described a possible Iranian attack as “retaliatory,” possibly following last week’s killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, but Iran has been attacking Israel through its proxies for decades, and if anything should be described as “retaliatory,” it would be an Israeli attack on Iran.
Iran also fired about 300 projectiles, including cruise missiles, at Israel in April, at the urging of the U.S., while some Israeli leaders wanted to target Iranian nuclear facilities in retaliation.
Israel has been preparing for the threat of attacks by Iran, and possibly Iran-backed Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, since Haniyeh’s death and Israel’s killing of Hezbollah deputy commander Fouad Shukr in Beirut last week.
There have been recent reports that the US is urging Iran not to attack or to be content with a symbolic strike, but these are all based on anonymous sources. journal.
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