The Israel Defense Forces have been instructed to prepare for what the US may inflict military strike on Iran before the current US president Donald Trump leaves office .., reports Axios, citing senior Israeli officials.
The Israeli government has instructed the military to make preparations not based on any intelligence or estimates that Trump will order a strike, but because senior Israeli officials are anticipating a “very sensitive period” before the inauguration of the US President-elect Joe Biden January 20, notes the edition.
The readiness measures for the Israeli army relate to a possible retaliatory strike by Iran against Israel directly or through Iranian proxies in Syria, Gaza and Lebanon, Israeli officials said.
Last week it became known about Trump’s desire to strike at a nuclear facility in Iran. The New York Times learned about it from four sources, including and former government officials.
The publication suggests that the US President could have had in mind an object in the Iranian city of Netenz, but the White House did not comment on this information.
In 2018, the United States restored sanctions against Iran in full, and also withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan (JCPOA), which limits Iran’s nuclear developments. Washington called it a response to the “export of violence, terror and disorder”.