Israel to refrain from attacking Iran's nuclear sites, focus on military targets, sources say

Breitbart ^ | 10/08/2024 | YONAH JEREMY BOB

[ChicagoConservative27]

Israel is not expected to attack Iran's nuclear program but rather to focus on various kinds of military bases and intelligence sites, the Jerusalem Post has learned, following a New York Times report on the issue.

Confronted with the Times report, sources did not deny the thrust of the report, which predicted that Israel's retaliation against Iran for its massive October 1 strike on the Jewish state would fall more in the medium range of attack scenarios.

Further, the Post understands that Israel's attack on Iran - which virtually all top Israeli officials have publicly promised - will still be much more substantial than its narrower retaliation on April 19, when Iran's S-300 anti-aircraft missile system was damaged.

[Paul R.]

That’s a LOT of stuff to hit.

Does Israel have that much ammo?

[rdcbn1]

The Iranian nuclear and missile sites constitute an existential threat to Israel and have for the last 25 years.

Reasonably confident Israel has developed and and manufactured enough specialized weaponry to go after those targets if they have to, but the United States would have to chip in to do the job properly and permanently.

The Iranian oil facilities are easy soft targets for precision weapons.

As we have seen in Russia, a very small explosive device strategically detonated can start an impressive and destructive fire when it has tens of thousands of gallons of flammable liquids to start fires.

So yes, Israel can seriously wreck Iran's oil production infrastructure if they choose to.

They can also shut down Iran's ports and destroy the Kharg Island oil distribution infrastructure