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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Israel prepared to strike Iranian nuclear facilities if Tehran launches attack – report
Posters depicting victims of an air strike on the consular annex of the Iranian embassy's headquarters in Damascus are displayed during a memorial service for them at the premises in the Syrian capital on April 3, 2024.(Photo by Louai BESHARA / AFP)
If Iran attacks Israel directly in response to last week’s strike in Damascus, Israel will retaliate by striking targets in Iran, the London-based Elaph News reports.
Citing an unnamed “Western security official,” the report alleges that Israel has been conducting air force drills in recent days that include preparing to target Iranian nuclear facilities and other key infrastructure.
Both Damascus and Tehran blame Israel for last Monday’s raid in which seven members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed, but Israel has not commented on the matter.
