A war of iron swords: Maariv's political reporter, Anna Barsky, spoke today (Tuesday) with Gadi Ness on his program on Radio North 104.5FM about the strained relations between Israel and the US against the background of Israel's desire to respond to Iran's missile attack that occurred last night .
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At the beginning of the interview, she reported: "It was leaked to the American media that the military and political echelons were unanimous that a response should be made as quickly as possible and as painfully as possible. What prevented the attack was the same late-night phone call between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden who did not say No', but says 'wait'".
"Israel is expected to act against Iran on two levels, our publication concerns the diplomatic, political level," she continued. "Unlike all kinds of countries, Iran is very sensitive to sanctions as a country that has been subject to sanctions for many years, "In Israel, they believe that the diplomatic way to hit Iran is definitely correct at the same time as a military response."
"That is why Israel is launching a political course that requires countries to recognize the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions especially on Iran's missile project. Iran is very sensitive to international criticism and sanctions. Israel believes that Iran should be hit diplomatically in combination with a military response," she added.
Interception documentation from Iran, IDF spokesperson (Photo: IDF spokesperson)
At the end of the conversation, the reporter said: "Regarding the leaks, we also received them and they denied that the hawks in the cabinet were Gantz and Eisenkot. As soon as something actually happens, there are no leaks from the war cabinet. What's more, there is no scenario in which Israel does not react at all, a reaction will definitely come."