India, October 17 (HBTV): Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly assured United States President Joe Biden that Israel only plans to strike military targets in Iran and not nuclear or oil facilities.

According to the Washington Post, citing sources, Netanyahu told Biden on October 9 during a phone call that Israel was planning to only target military infrastructure in Iran. This means that Tel Aviv may follow “a more limited counterstrike aimed at preventing a full-scale war.”

The report notes that Netanyahu’s reported plan was met with relief in the White House. The report also emphasizes that if Israel attacks oil facilities in Iran, energy prices could rise dramatically.

An attack on Iranian nuclear facilities could trigger “further escalation” and increase the risk of the US being drawn into a wider conflict.

According to sources, the newspaper says that Netanyahu was in a “more moderated place” in that discussion than he had previously been.

According to the publication, an Israeli strike on military targets in Iran is expected before the US presidential election, which will take place on November 5. 

(Eurasia)