Officials tell the Washington Post that Israel will carry out attacks against the Islamic Republic before the U.S. election and plans to wrap up the Lebanon operation ‘in coming weeks’.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the U.S. that Israel will limit its retaliatory attacks against Iran to military targets.
He added that Israel would forgo attacks on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and oil facilities, according to a report in the Washington Post.
The paper cited two sources saying that Netanyahu commented to U.S. President Joe Biden during their phone conversation last week.
That was the first time the two leaders had spoken in more than seven weeks.
The Prime Minister’s Office did not respond to the Post’s request for comment.
In recent weeks, the U.S. and several European countries have tried to dissuade Israel from attacking Iran’s oil facilities.
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The U.S. administration is particularly concerned about an Israeli response that could raise prices in the global energy market on the eve of the US presidential elections.
A source familiar with the details of the conversation between Biden and Netanyahu said Israel would react in a way that would not appear as if it was trying to interfere in the presidential elections.
However, the source added, Israel’s attack would be carried out before the Nov. 5 elections.
It also said Iran would interpret the Israeli’s lack of a response as a sign of weakness.
“This will be just the first in a series of reactions,” he said.
Moreover, the paper reported that as part of consultations with the U.S., the official familiar with the matter said, Israel has told Washington it intends to wrap up operations in Lebanon in the coming weeks. (Haaretz Israel News)
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