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There is no point. Israel crossed all the red lines. Our response will be swift and heavy,
the Wall Street Journal quoted an Iranian diplomat Secretary (Lloyd) Austin has ordered adjustments to U.S. military posture designed to improve U.S. force protection, to increase support for the defense of Israel, and to ensure the United States is prepared to respond to various contingencies,
spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said in a statement The President discussed efforts to support Israel’s defense against threats, including against ballistic missiles and drones, to include new defensive U.S. military deployments,
according to the White House This security breach requires different policies and strategies; it may be arresting spies if there was infiltration, or retaliation if the operation was conducted from outside the borders, or a combination of both,
Sasan Karimi, a political analyst in Tehran, said in a telephone interview There was no other Israeli aerial attack... in all the Middle East" on the night of Haniyeh's killing
Asked about the report, Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari told journalists The Department of Defense continues to take steps to mitigate the possibility of regional escalation by Iran or Iran’s partners and proxies,
deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh said in a statement Secretary Austin highlighted that further escalation is not inevitable and that all countries in the region would benefit from a de-escalation in tensions, including through completing a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal,
the Defense Department said in a statement about the call The Department is also taking steps to increase our readiness to deploy additional land-based ballistic missile defense,
the Pentagon statement said Additional ballistic missile defense-capable cruisers and destroyers” were ordered to the regions overseen by U.S. European Command and U.S. Central Command
Singh said in the statement However, he also stressed that the unprecedented scale of U.S. support for Israel since October 7 should leave Iran, Lebanese Hizballah, and other Iranian-backed terrorist groups with no doubt about U.S. resolve,
The perception that Iran can neither protect its homeland nor its key allies could be fatal for the Iranian regime, because it basically signals to its foes that if they can’t topple the Islamic Republic, they can decapitate it,
said Ali Vaez, the Iran director for the International Crisis Group This operation reflects the fact that Hamas is disintegrating, and that Hamas terrorists may either surrender or they will be eliminated,
It’s not helped.”
U.S. President Joe Biden, asked Thursday at the White House if the assassination of Haniyeh ... He was There are fewer people on the street, there’s a general sense of anxiety, but it’s not anywhere near as hysterical as in October when people were convinced that Hezbollah was going to invade from the north,
he said, describing the days after the October 7 Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel Given the environment, the public has little problem separating the call for the hostages’ return and celebrating the killing of the man Israel was in talks with to achieve that,
he said, referring to how Israelis are traumatised by the events of October 7. I don’t think anyone knows what’s going to happen now. I think everyone’s trying to work out what the response will be or where it’s going to come from.”
Of course, Haniyeh’s killing could just have been opportunistic and born of a need for vengeance and a love of drama and fireworks,
Pinkas said, before adding It seems strange, I know, but there’s a level of public dissociation at work here,
People are tense, sure,
said Ori Goldberg, a Tel Aviv-based expert on Israeli politics Apart from the timing, the two assassinations have nothing in common,
said Alon Pinkas, an Israeli diplomat and a columnist with the Israeli newspaper Haaretz