Israel’s Possible Retaliation on Iran: Strikes on Refineries and Nuclear Facilities or Targeted Assassinations

The Middle East is a “boiling cauldron” with Israeli strikes on Lebanon and the Gaza Strip continuing, while on the contrary there has still been no response to the Iranian missile attack. Of course, the US has also entered into the discussion about Israel’s possible retaliation, with Biden today leaving open the possibility of Israel striking Iran’s oil facilities. According to the Guardian, Israel has many options when it comes to retaliating against Iran, and while Western leaders have called for restraint, a major attack is expected. Retaliatory options could include strikes against military, economic or even nuclear targets, although Joe Biden said he told the Netanyahu administration that the US would not support the latter option. Iran has relatively weak air defenses and is expected to struggle to deter Israeli missiles or an aerial bombardment like the one on April 19. Then Israel, responding to an earlier missile barrage by Iran, destroyed […]
Source: News Beast

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