And not a moment too soon, either. Iran had already signaled that it would directly retaliate against Israel for the hit on Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh. That raised expectations that Iran would launch another massive missile and rocket attack similar to the attack in April, which Israel and its partners almost entirely negated, and that it could happen immediately.
Curiously, Western intel sources hear that Iran wants to time this for a Jewish mourning commemoration that is ten days off. That seems like a long wait — and time for everyone to prepare the defenses, too:
Western intelligence sources told Sky News Arabia that they had evidence Iran plans to attack Israel on Tisha B’Av in response to the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, which begins on August 12 and ends on August 13, the site reported on Friday.
Iran’s attack will reportedly be coordinated with…
