Tehran 02 January_A senior Israeli general says allegations by the regime’s officials about the possibility of a military strike against Iran are empty and Tel Aviv is in no position to launch a preemptive strike on the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club(YJC)-Speaking in an interview with Israel’s FM103 radio station, Major General Amos Gilead, Executive Director of IPS Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, noted that although a preemptive strike on Iran may seem to be a good idea, Israel has not created the preparedness that it needs to carry out such an attack.
“If we attacked Iran and Iran fired missiles at us, we must be so ready to win the war. However, we have not achieved this level of preparedness in past years…. Even if we launched such an attack, we would find ourselves alone after that and Iranians will give us an appropriate answer,” he said.
The top Israeli general added that “such a war might be very long and painful. It is true that [the Israeli] government can make this decision, but I am not sure that it would have a successful result.”
Gilead added that even unilateral sanctions imposed by the US administration of President Donald Trump after Washington left a landmark nuclear deal with Iran – which is officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – have failed to bring Iran to its knees.
He added that despite all pressures and sanctions, Israel and the US have failed to make Iran give up plans and “Iranians are marching ahead despite their dire economic situation.”
The general stated that recent remarks by Israel’s minister for military affairs Naftali Bennett to this effect were dangerous, adding, “With due respect, this is not a decision for the minister to make on his own, but it is for cabinet to make this call on the prime minister’s order and after consultation with the army.”
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