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Khamenei said to order retaliatory attack against Israel after realizing damage from IDF strike too large to ignore
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sits in a meeting in Tehran, Iran, October 27, 2024. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
The New York Times cites three Iranian officials who say that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei instructed the Supreme National Security Council on Monday to prepare for attacking Israel after reviewing the damage caused by Israel’s retaliatory strike earlier this month and determining that it was too major to ignore.
The officials say that military commanders are preparing a list of dozens of potential military targets in Israel.
The retaliatory attack is unlikely to take place before the US presidential election, as Tehran fears another spike in regional tensions could benefit Republican nominee Donald Trump, the officials tell NYT.
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