Published November 13, 2024
Iran is reportedly postponing its promised third ballistic missile attack on Israel in the hope of reaching a deal with President-elect Donald Trump, who has taken a hard line on Iran but has also expressed hope of a new agreement.
Iran attacked Israel in April with hundreds of missiles, drones, and projectiles, almost all of which were intercepted. It struck again in October with hundreds of ballistic missiles, most of which were again intercepted. The Biden-Harris administration pressured Israel not to respond in a significant way in April, but in October, Israel knocked out key parts of Iran’s missile production capacity, as well as its air defenses. Iran vowed to respond but has not yet done so.
It is not clear whether Iran has refrained for strategic reasons, or because Israel destroyed its ability to attack again.
Sky News Arabic reported Tuesday, according to Ynet, that Iran — which clearly hoped Vice President Kamala Harris would win the U.S. election — was now reconsidering, thanks to Trump’s resounding victory and imminent return:
Sources in Iran told Sky News in Arabic that Tehran will pospone True Promise 3, he name given to the future third attack against Israel. According to the sources, “the Iranian response against Israel is postponed until negotiations with President Trump begin.”
Israeli government spokesman David Mencer, asked about the report, told journalists in a briefing: “An Iran which is deterred from attacking Israel is a good thing.
He added that Israel retained the liberty, and the ability, to attack Iran, saying that a nuclear Iran is “not a reality that we are prepared to live with.”
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LATIN TIMES | Published November 13, 2024
Iran has reportedly postponed its planned “True Promise 3” operation against Israel following the recent election victory by President-elect Donald Trump.
The decision, reported by Sky News, comes after heightened rhetoric from Iranian officials signaling retaliation against both the U.S. and Israel over their recent actions in the region.
Earlier, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had vowed a “harsh response” against the U.S. and Israel for their roles in what he described as aggression toward Iran and the “Resistance Axis.”
Ali Mohammad Naeini, spokesperson for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), also condemned what he called Israel’s “evil action” in reference to an attack on Iran on October 26.
“The response to the recent Zionist aggression against Iran will be inevitable, decisive, and beyond the enemy’s comprehension,” Neini told SkyNews.
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