Israeli Officials Say US and Israel Discuss Plans to Strike Iran

On the 15th local time, according to Israeli sources citing Israeli security officials, Israel and Western intelligence indicate that Iran is taking "extreme measures" militarily. Therefore, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke by phone with U.S. Secretary of State Rubio that day to discuss plans for military strikes against Iran.

However, the report states that officials from both Israel and the United States have indicated that their assessment is that the current situation has not yet reached a level that requires immediate military action.

Previously, U.S. President Trump had stated that he would not attack Iran before the November 3 U.S. midterm elections, and Netanyahu also mentioned that there would be no action before the Israeli parliamentary elections on October 27.

According to U.S. sources on the 15th, several American officials stated that the U.S. military has developed new plans to strike Iran, which include considering the use of a large air-dropped bomb known as the "Mother of All Bombs" to target Iranian nuclear facilities. Sources indicate that although President Trump had previously stated he would not launch an attack on Iran before the midterm elections, he has ordered the military to develop new plans for striking Iran, targeting Iran's "extensive energy infrastructure" as well as the Iranian nuclear facilities intended to be struck with the "Mother of All Bombs." (CCTV reporter Zhao Bing)