CNN: Iran is likely to retaliate against Israel before US elections

On Wednesday, October 30, a “high-ranking source” in Iran told Reuters that there would be a “strong and painful response” to Israeli aggression. According to the source, this will most likely happen before the US presidential elections.

On October 30, the Iranian news agency IRNA cited a statement made by Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh that Iran intends to respond to Israel for the attack and “will do so when it sees fit.”

The deputy commander of the IRGC, Major General Muhammad Reza Naghdi, also said on October 30 that Iran will respond to Israel in the near future. “In the coming days you will see even more crushing blows to the Zionist regime. We will take them by surprise,” he said in an interview with Al-Alam TV.