Former IDF Military Intelligence chief Amos Yadlin suggests that a military confrontation between the US and Iran could begin in the coming days.
“Last week I allowed myself to fly to the Munich Security Conference. I would think twice about flying [abroad from Israel] this weekend,” Yadlin tells Channel 12.
“We are much closer than we were before, but I remind you — a superpower does not go to war in a matter of days. There is a diplomatic path that must be exhausted,” says Yadlin, who now heads a national security consultancy.
“Many oppose the attack. The Pentagon is not clear what they want it to achieve. The president is very determined. The statement that all options are on the table is based on a credible military threat, which comes alongside the preparations off the coast of Iran and in the skies,” says Yadlin.
Yesterday, as US and Iranian negotiators held talks for the second time, open-source flight tracking data showed that the US military had moved dozens of fighter jets toward the Middle East in a day.
The aircraft included F-22, F-35, and F-16 jets. Several refuelers were also spotted on the move, according to social media accounts dedicated to tracking military flights.
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