Iran's looming retaliation: US and Israel brace for impact

"The Biden administration is convinced Iran is going to attack Israel in retaliation... this week," Axios reports. This is to avenge the killing of Isma'il Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas.

Isma'il Haniyeh was killed on July 31 in Tehran. Hamas reported that he was killed by an airstrike, but according to "The New York Times", the cause of death was an explosion of an explosive device that was hidden on his property.

Israel is suspected of killing the political leader of Hamas. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the leader of Iran, has already vowed revenge.

The Biden administration is convinced that "Iran is going to attack Israel in retaliation for the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this week and is preparing to counter it." The Israeli armed forces and the U.S. military are already preparing to repel the strike, Axios writes, citing three anonymous officials from the U.S. government.

According to the portal, Iran's attack may resemble Tehran's strike on Israel on April 13. About 350 drones and missiles were sent to Israel at that time. Most of them were intercepted by Israel's defence systems. Likely, Hezbollah will also join the planned retaliation.

The leader of the Lebanese group, Hassan Nasrallah, announced that the party will avenge the death of Hezbollah's chief military advisor. He died during an airstrike in Beirut.

American intelligence sources report that repelling the retaliatory attack by the coalition of Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas will be more difficult than in April. Saudi Arabia and Jordan may limit their involvement. All because the attack on Isma'il Haniyeh is strongly associated with the controversial Israeli attack on the Palestinian Authority.