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**The US has been calling for restraint, by Iran. Ignoring incitement after incitement by the provocateur Israel.**

[The latest news](https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/international/2024/08/14/iran-suspense-grows-as-israel-and-its-allies-brace-for-attack/)

Two weeks after Iran vowed to retaliate for the killing of a senior Hamas leader, **the biggest surprise has been that the attack still hasn’t happened yet.**

As they’ve been saying for days, officials believe an attack could come at any time, and take one of many forms, all with the goal of sending a clear message to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while avoiding a destructive regional war or scuttling negotiations that could bring an end to the war in the Gaza Strip.

As time ticks on, **officials are prepared to counter an attack by positioning forces in the region and tracking the movements of Iran’s proxy forces in Syria, Lebanon and Yemen.**

**One western official,** who asked not to be identified discussing private assessments, said an attack c**ould target civilian infrastructure around the Israeli city of Haifa while avoiding civilian casualties that would trigger a devastating Israeli response.** That person said **the attack might come from Iranian proxies and not Iran itself.**

**So this is a western narrative regarding what might happen?**

**Another option would be a more intensive attack than the one Iran launched in April** and which was largely deflected by Israel and its allies. I**n that case, proxies including Hezbollah held off striking Israel at the same time that Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones, almost all of which were shot down.**

> **A broader hit could include Israel’s desalination plants or the country’s nuclear reactor or military sites. Or Iran could launch a devastating cyber-attack that could cripple Israel without firing a single missile.**

In the meantime**, Israeli forces are on hair-trigger alert**. T**he country activated a command bunker beneath the Jerusalem hills and Netanyahu has said his country is ready for “any scenario.” At least one top lawmaker has called for pre-empting an Iranian attack.**

**“For the Iranians, it’s partly about threading the needle, so you don’t start World War III,”** said Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. **“But it’s also about threading the needle so people come away thinking that you’re dangerous and competent and you’ve got more where that comes from, and not a third-rate regional power.”**

**Israel has not taken responsibility for the assassination of Hamas leader** Ismail Haniyeh on July 31. But Iran has **said the killing — Haniyeh was slain in a bomb blast at a Tehran guest house — was Israel’s handiwork**, and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has vowed to “harshly punish” Israel.

**Israel killed Ismail Heniyeh. Obviously they’re not going to take responsibility for it, because that would be an admission they are guilty and they should be held to account- So this claim that they haven’t taken responsibility is of little consequence**