An Israeli political reporter for Now 14 reveals that the Biden-Harris administration is actually trying to stop Israel from retaliating after Iran fired 181 ballistic missiles at Israel yesterday, causing millions of Israelis to run to bomb shelters.
Tamir Morag reports that despite the US pressure Israel will respond significantly, but not at the highest level to try and avoid a full-scale regional conflict.
Here’s the report via Open Source Intel:
Tamir Morag:
There is significant American pressure behind the scenes on Israel not to retaliate, or if it does, to respond as minimally as possible. A political source in Israel told me that even before the Iranian strike, the U.S. administration was working full-time to prevent Israel from launching an attack or, at the very least, to reduce the scale of its response. The primary concern for the U.S., as they’ve expressed numerous times, is the fear of an escalation into a broader regional war.
Despite their efforts, the U.S. administration was unsuccessful in deterring Iran, and now the pressure is on Israel. From what I understand, Israel’s response to this pressure has been partial, at best. The Israeli government intends to retaliate against