Israel orders army to prepare for strikes on Iran
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Al Jazeera
The Israeli security cabinet, chaired by Benjamin Netanyahu, has ordered the army to step up preparations for possible strikes against Iran, according to public broadcaster KAN. Tehran has warned it would expand the war beyond the region in the event of an attack, Al Jazeera reports.
The Israeli security cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has ordered the Israeli army to strengthen its preparations for a possible attack on Iran, Israeli media reported on Wednesday evening. Public broadcaster KAN said the directives could lead the army to carry out operations that could trigger a war, according to Al Jazeera.
The order comes as Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot called on Benjamin Netanyahu, who heads a caretaker government, not to engage the army without a direct and immediate threat until the next government is formed. Benjamin Netanyahu remains determined to continue the war against Iran until the collapse of the government in Tehran, according to Al Jazeera.
These preparations are taking place alongside diplomatic efforts to prevent a new escalation between Washington and Tehran. US President Donald Trump said he was ready to resume the war if the diplomatic path pursued with Qatar’s mediation failed to produce an agreement.
The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, warned that any new war launched by the United States against Iran would expose the military bases involved, from Western Asia to Europe, to Iranian strikes. He made the threat as Iranian leaders discuss the possibility of appointing him chief negotiator, according to Al Jazeera.
