Oded Eilam, a former head of the Mossad's counter-terror division, said in a radio interview that Iran is deliberately refraining from attacking Israel, understanding that Israel is waiting for a pretext to re-engage in hostilities. He assessed that the current US-Iran campaign is focused on the Strait of Hormuz and Bandar Abbas, not nuclear sites, and that Israel is unlikely to join on its own initiative without US approval. Eilam warned that a single Iranian missile hitting Israeli territory could change the rules of engagement.
In a Sunday radio interview on Radio Lelo Hafsaka, Oded Eilam, a former head of the Mossad's counter-terror division and a researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Foreign and Security Affairs (JCFA), argued that Iran is deliberately avoiding direct attacks on Israel because Tehran understands that Israel is waiting for a pretext to re-engage in hostilities. Eilam assessed that the current US-Iran campaign is focused on controlling the Strait of Hormuz and isolating Bandar Abbas, rather than targeting nuclear facilities. He said Israel is unlikely to join the campaign on its own initiative and would not receive US approval. Eilam criticized Iran's negotiation strategy, which he said presents the regime as wanting an agreement while blaming the IRGC, and warned that Americans repeatedly fall into this trap. He cautioned that a single Iranian missile hitting Israeli territory could change the rules of engagement and bring Israel back into the campaign. The analysis comes as The Zioneer has reported on ongoing US-Iran hostilities, including CENTCOM strikes and Iranian retaliation across the Gulf region, as well as Israel's preparations for escalation.
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