US Addresses Attack On Base Housing US Troops In Iraq
Iran's air defense system in the eastern part of the country has received new radars and missile interceptors.
IRAN/ISRAEL - Saudi state-owned Al Arabiya, citing sources familiar with U.S. intelligence, reported that Iran's retaliation for the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran is taking longer than the United States had initially assessed, adding that the new assessment is that Iran's attack might be delayed until late on Thursday or even Friday, sometime after the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting on Wednesday in Jeddah.
Axios cited U.S. officials as saying that Iran and Hezbollah haven't decided yet on how to go about attacking Israel. U.S. intelligence is expecting two attack waves, one from Hezbollah, and one from Iran.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army Major General Seyyed Abdolrahim Mousavi said on August 7th, "The Zionist regime will soon receive a strong and definite response and there is no doubt about it".
Iran's air defense system in the eastern part of the country has received new radars and missile interceptors.
Iranian Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard visited air defense units and radar positions in eastern Iran to evaluate combat readiness and operational capability of the units, according to Iran's official state-run news agency. Sabahifard said, "We ensure that we respond decisively to any kind of threat".
Iran delivered a message to Israel through Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, saying that it has decided to attack Israel in response to the assassination in Tehran. The US sent messages to Iran that escalation wasn't in its interest.
According to Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz, the message was relayed by acting Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri.
Katz said, "Iran has informed us that it intends to attack Israel,” and added, ”The world should exact a price from Iran for any aggressive action it carries out.”
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