Israel and Iran are on the verge of full-scale war as security experts warn of an imminent Iranian missile attack on Israel. Despite efforts to avert conflict, Iran's foreign minister reiterates plans to strike Israel, prompting warnings from Western diplomats. Israel's Prime Minister discusses preparations for an attack, with the Israel Defence Forces on high alert.
Tehran might be a target,' said an Israel i former national security officialare closer to full-scale war than at any time in decades of conflict, according to security experts on both sides, as US officials warned that an Iran ian missile attack on Israel could happen within hours.
Iran’s foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, reiterated plans to strike Israel despite last-ditch efforts to avert conflict by western diplomats, including a call from his counterpart Lord David Cameron on Thursday night warning that Iran must not draw the Middle East into a wider conflict. Mr Amirabdollahian said that this would be “legitimate defence with the aim of punishing the aggressor” for the bombing of Iran’sJavad Karimi-Ghodousi, a member of the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign policy commission, warned on Friday: “After punishing the Zionist regime in the coming hours, this villain will understand that henceforth, wherever in the world it attempts to assassinate figures of the resistance front, it will again be punished with Iranian Sajil, Khyber-destroyer, and Shahab missiles.” Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with defence minister Yoav Gallant and other senior cabinet members on Friday to discuss preparations for an attack, with the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on high alert. The country’s ministers have warned that any attack on Israel would result in strikes against Iran, which security experts believe could include capital Tehra
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