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I think (retaliation) needs to be carefully considered because that isn't the purpose of military response from Israel, but rather to diminish Iran's ability to continue to attack them,
Blair said in an interview with CTV Power Play host Vassy Kapelos on Thursday We absolutely need to make sure that this does not become a full-scale war, and that's why we need a ceasefire,
Frankly, we're not endorsing and supporting retaliation against other targets,
I'm not sure that (a hike in world oil prices) would restrain the Israelis,
said David Des Roches, a former Department of Defense official involved in Gulf policy now with the US National Defense University’s Near East-South Asia Center Biden said Israel has the right to retaliate for the recent Iranian strikes, unlike what happened in April when Iran targeted Israel and the White House cautioned Israel not to respond,
It could mean, ‘We don’t want you to do anything, we’re trying to deter that,’ or it could be a warning: ‘You take action and our response is going to be even bigger,’
With the developments, we are observing these days, we are seeing and hearing a sort of double-edged statement by Iranian officials,
The message clearly heard from Tehran these days is that it’s not going to patient any more because its patience has limits,
On one hand, they claim they are not interested in war … at the same time, they’re saying they’re not afraid of war,
Iran will not tolerate any Israeli attack, even against military facilities or security facilities because Iran … considers they are now even … Israel hit twice, Iran hit twice,
If attacking nuclear sites is off the table, the two big options for Israel are whether it wants to attack military or economic targets,
said Fabian Hinz, a Middle East expert at the International Institute of Strategic Studies The only conventional weapon that could plausibly achieve this is the American GBU-57A/B massive ordnance penetrator, which – with over 12 tonnes and 6 metres long – can only be carried by large US bombers like the B-2 Spirit
A paper by Darya Dolzikova and Matthew Savill, originally published in April by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, says Tehran may see the actual weaponisation of its nuclear programme as the only option left that can guarantee the security of the Iranian regime,
Iran’s oil industry is quite exposed,
said Hinz, ... adding that The Gulf states think it's unlikely that Iran will strike their oil facilities, but the Iranians are dropping hints they might from unofficial sources. It's a tool the Iranians have against the U.S. and the global economy,
Ali Shihabi, a Saudi commentator close to the Royal Court, said Any type of military attack, terrorist act or crossing our red lines will be met with a decisive response by our armed forces,
We should expect to strike government centres and possibly eliminate figures like Khamenei,
a senior Israeli officer told The Jerusalem Post, hinting at the next course of action in the Iran-Israel conflict The (Foreign Ministry) spokesperson pointed to the definite responsibility of G7 countries, especially the United States, in increasing insecurity and instability in West Asia due to their armament, financial and political support to the aggressing party (Israel),
the statement issued by the ministry said If it (Israel) wants to react, we will have a stronger response, this is what the Islamic Republic is committed to,
Pezeshkian said in a joint press conference with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha The dirty goal of the Zionist regime is to cause insecurity and spread crisis in the region,