(Times of Israel) Ron Friedman - Tehran is not interested in raising the stakes and would not strike U.S. targets if Israel were to attack its nuclear program, Israel Channel 10 news reported Wednesday, quoting senior Israeli defense officials. Contrary to previous assessments that Iran would turn an Israeli attack into an all-out regional war, current wisdom holds that it would avoid drawing the U.S. into battle and settle for retaliating solely against Israel. While prior estimates held that Iran would retaliate for an Israeli attack by closing off the Strait of Hormuz and launching missile attacks on regional U.S. installations, recent intelligence reports indicate that Iran's leaders fear American involvement.
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