“We decide”, the attack on Iran and electoral interests –

Demonstrating the international balances at play in the crisis in the Middle East and in particular the intertwined interests of the USA and Israel, there is what was written today by the media of the respective countries. Israel’s response to Iran‘s missile attack will take into account Israeli interests, but will also be calibrated according to the vote in the US, an unspecified source from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s office reported, quoted by the Times of Israel newspaper . In other words, it will be “Israeli interests that will determine the response to Iran”, but the US vote “is also a factor” that Netanyahu’s decision will take into account in his plans for retaliation against Iran.

The statement was released in response to a Washington Post report that Netanyahu told US President Joe Biden that Israel would not attack Iranian oil or nuclear sites. According to an anonymous official quoted by the newspaper, Israel’s plans have been calibrated to avoid having an impact on the next US elections. Furthermore, the American newspaper wrote that Prime Minister Netanyahu assured American President Joe Biden that he will not attack Iranian nuclear sites or oil facilities in the response that Israel promised to Tehran’s missile attack on October 1st.

“We are listening to the opinions of the US Administration, but we will make our final decisions on the basis of Israel’s national interest”, is the cold note from the Israeli prime minister’s office that closes the remote exchange. At least for the moment.