The news reported by the US press based on Iranian sources indicated that Iran was preparing a military plan for the expected retaliatory attack by Israel. It was stated that Iran’s response would vary depending on the severity of Israel’s retaliation. According to the plan prepared in response to the possibility of a large-scale attack by Israel, 1,000 ballistic missiles will be launched at Israeli territory, attacks by Iranian-backed groups in the region will increase, and the global energy supply and shipping flow in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz will be disrupted.
While Israel prepares for a retaliatory attack on Iran, Iran has also taken action to take precautions. The US-based New York Times newspaper claimed that Iranian armed forces were instructed to be ready for war, but also to avoid starting a war.
According to the news based on four Iranian officials, two of whom are members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered the army to prepare multiple military plans to respond to the Israeli attack.
“THE RESPONSE WILL VARY DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF THE RESPONSIBILITY”
Sources indicating that Iran’s response will vary depending on the severity of Israel’s retaliation stated that Israel will retaliate accordingly if it causes extensive damage and high casualties, targets oil and energy infrastructure, nuclear facilities or kills high-level officials.
Iranian officials said that if Israel limits its retaliation to facilities where missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles are stored and military bases, Iran may refrain from responding. recorded.
A THOUSAND BALLISTIC MISSILES WILL BE LAUNCHED
According to the plan prepared in response to the possibility of a large-scale attack by Israel, a thousand ballistic missiles will be launched on Israeli territory, attacks by Iran-backed groups in the region will increase, and the global energy supply and transportation flow will be interrupted in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.
Sources stated that Iran has put its armed forces on alert against the expected attack for approximately 3 weeks and has strengthened the air defenses at its military and nuclear facilities, and that high-level generals who take part in the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria have been deployed to all border regions.
TENSIONS HAVE RISEN BETWEEN IRAN AND ISRAEL Tensions between Israel and Iran had started to increase after the Israeli army began its attacks on Gaza on October 7, 2023. Iran carried out a drone attack on Israel on April 13 in response to Israel’s attack on the Iranian embassy in Damascus, the capital of Syria, on April 1. Iran also carried out an attack on Israel with 180 ballistic missiles on October 1 in response to the killings of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Deputy Commander of the Revolutionary Guards Abbas Nilfuruşan. Israel has stated that it will give Tehran a harsh response in retaliation for Iran’s ballistic missile attacks on Israel on October 1.