Middle East conflict: “WSJ”: Iran plans “violent and complex” attack in Israel

Despite the latest warning from the USA, Iran is planning a new attack on Israel, according to media reports. The counterattack will be “violent and complex,” the US newspaper “The Wall Street Journal” (WSJ) quoted an Egyptian official who was informed about the plans. A new attack would use missiles with larger warheads than in the previous attack on October 1, the “WSJ” reported, citing Iranian and Arab informants.

In addition to the Revolutionary Guards, the regular armed forces would also be deployed. The latest Israeli attack on Iran left four Iranian soldiers and one civilian dead. “Our military has lost soldiers, so it must respond,” the WSJ quoted an Iranian official as saying. Iran could launch the new attack from Iraq and it will be “much more aggressive than last time.”

Iranian counterattack only after the US election

However, Iran does not want to influence the US election with its counterattack. The attack will therefore come after Tuesday’s vote but before the inauguration of the future head of state of the United States next January, the Iranian official told the US newspaper.

According to media reports, the government in Washington recently warned Iran against another attack on Israel. If Tehran attacks Israel again as announced, Washington would hardly be able to persuade the government in Jerusalem to show restraint, reported the US news site Axios. Israel attacked several military installations and the air defense system in Iran on October 26th. This was in response to an attack by Iran with around 200 missiles at the beginning of October.