Iran Orders Military To Prepare For War If Israel Attacks

UNSPLASH/mostafa ILLUSTRATION

JAKARTA - Iranian leaders are reported to have ordered the military to prepare for war if Israel attacks.

Citing a number of anonymous sources in Iran, the New York Times reported that the scale of Iran's retaliatory attacks would depend on the severity posed by Israeli attacks.

As reported by ANTARA from Sputnik, Friday, October 25, Iran's leader Ayatullah Ali Khamenei has ordered the military to prepare a plan to take retaliatory action if Iran launches an attack, according to the US newspaper on Thursday (24/10).

If Israeli attacks cause significant damage and casualties, Iran will retaliate, Iranian officials said.

But if it only hits military targets, the Israeli attack will likely not trigger a greater escalation.

Khamenei said retaliatory attacks could not be avoided if Israel targeted important infrastructure or high-ranking Iranian officials.

In retaliation, Iran could launch up to 1,000 missiles, increase local attacks by pro-Iranian groups, and inhibit energy supplies passing through the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.

On October 1, Iran carried out a massive missile attack on Israel second attack in history and called it an act of self-defense.

Israel claims most of the 180 missiles launched by Iran were intercepted, and none of their citizens were killed in the attack.

According to Iran, the missiles they launched hit Israeli military targets. On the other hand, Israel claimed the damage it caused was "minimal" and was determined to retaliate against the Iranian attack.