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Israeli intel said to assess that US only has enough firepower for 5 days of intense assault on Iran
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US aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford (L) is pictured docked at Souda Bay in the Greek Mediterranean island of Crete, on February 24, 2026. (Costas METAXAKIS / AFP)
An Israeli intelligence official tells the UK’s Financial Times that Israel believes that, despite assembling a massive military force in the region, including two aircraft carriers, the US only has the capacity to sustain four or five days of intense aerial assault on Iran.
The official says the force could maintain a week of lower-intensity strikes.
Israel is said to be fearful that limited US strikes on Iran could only embolden the regime.
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