The Israeli Air Force was ordered to return to training to target Iranian nuclear facilities
The Israeli Air Force has resumed exercises against a possible attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, Israeli television reported Thursday.
According to Channel 12, IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi has ordered the allocation of budget funds for such a scenario, after a two-year hiatus.
The report said Kohavi also ordered the Air Force’s extensive training to simulate a strike on Iran’s nuclear program.
The orders were reportedly issued during a meeting Kochavi held in his office in recent days.
The report didn’t mention a source for what it reported, and there was no comment from military officials.
On Monday, Channel 12 reported that the government planned to allocate 5 billion shekels ($1.6 billion) for an attack on Iran, with 2 billion shekels ($620 million) from the 2022 defense budget and the rest coming from the current budget.
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid recently threatened to use force against Iran, amid fears that the country was close to developing nuclear weapons.
For his part, Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, Majid Takht Ravanchi, warned Israel against “any miscalculation or a possible adventure against Iran”.
It is noteworthy that Israel considers the Iranian nuclear program a threat to its existence in light of Iranian officials’ statements to wipe out the Jewish state.
It is noteworthy that the sixth round of negotiations in Vienna on returning to the nuclear agreement with Iran concluded on June 20.
Under President Trump, the United States unilaterally withdrew from the nuclear agreement signed by Iran and the group of five world powers (the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France), in addition to Germany, in 2015; Which aims to prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon.
Iran insists that its nuclear program is entirely peaceful; Which didn’t convince the international community.
