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Iran to Launch Significant Attack on Israel Within a Matter of Hours: US Intelligence

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It took all of a half-day for a rather sizable October surprise to rock the world.

According to multiple reports, U.S. officials are anticipating an imminent attack from the Islamic Republic of Iran on Israel.

Per Axios, Iran has been warning about a counter-offensive for some time now following a string of successful assassinations against key Hezbollah members.

(Most notable among those attacks was a high-tech assault that saw Hezbollah pagers and walkie-talkies turned into remote explosive devices.)

America is issuing a warning right back at Tehran.

“We are actively supporting defensive preparations to defend Israel against this attack,” a White House official told Axios. “A direct military attack from Iran against Israel will carry severe consequences for Iran.”

An Israeli official said that the attacks are imminent and expected to be carried out “in the next few hours.”

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To provide a time frame, the U.S. warned Israel about the attack at approximately 5 a.m. ET.

The Axios report noted that this attack should be both familiar and totally unfamiliar at the same time.

The outlet cited one source who expected this attack to be similar in size and scope to an attack that was “largely repelled” by Israel and its allies back in April.

A different source, however, told Axios that “ballistic missiles that could reach Israel within 12 minutes” will be used, unlike the largely drone- and cruise missile-based April attack.

According to CNN, the attack is expected to target “three Israeli air bases and an intelligence base located just north of Tel Aviv.”

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CNN’s report does conflict with other reports giving the attack a “few hours”-time frame. That report claims that the attack is expected in the next 12 hours.

“We are on peak alert both on the offensive and the defensive,” Israel Defense Forces representative Daniel Hagari said.

Hagari also echoed the earlier warning from the aforementioned White House official.

He said that any sort of attack on Israel would “have consequences.”

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Bryan Chai has written news and sports for The Western Journal for more than five years and has produced more than 1,300 stories. He specializes in the NBA and NFL as well as politics.
Bryan Chai has written news and sports for The Western Journal for more than five years and has produced more than 1,300 stories. He specializes in the NBA and NFL as well as politics. He graduated with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona. He is an avid fan of sports, video games, politics and debate.
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