Israel to target Iran military infrastructure

 Newsmax:

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the United States that Israel is willing to strike Iranian military targets and not nuclear or oil ones, The Washington Post reported Monday, citing two officials familiar with the matter.

Netanyahu's office said in a statement after the Post report that Israel will listen to the United States but will make its own decisions based on its national interest.

This comes at a politically fraught time for the U.S., as it is less than a month before the presidential election. President Joe Biden has said he would not support Israel striking Iranian nuclear sites.

Netanyahu told Biden on Wednesday he was planning to target military infrastructure in Iran, according to an official familiar with the matter, who added Israel's strikes would be calibrated to avoid the perception of "political interference in the U.S. elections."

Israel's plan was met with relief in Washington, since striking Iran's oil facilities could spike energy prices and attacking Iran's nuclear sites could spark a larger war, the Post reported.
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In the meantime, Iran has not been limiting its attacks on Israel which appears to have no such restrictions on targets including population centers.  It is not clear how hitting Iran's nuclear facilities would lead to a wider war since that country has already indicated it wanted to destroy Israel.  It is unlikely that Iran would limit its weapons used to attack Israel.

See also:

Democrats’ decades of bargaining have only empowered Iran’s tyrannical leaders — and made us less safe

For decades, Democrat Party power brokers have believed in the misguided dream that peace with Iran’s tyrannical leaders is possible — and instead made the world a more dangerous place.
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And:

 It’s Time For A New Commander In Chief — Just Ask Israel

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