A member of the national security committee of Iran’s unicameral Majlis Esmaeil Kousari, according to TASS, said that Iran’s military response to the Oct. 26 Israeli strike on Iranian facilities will be significantly more powerful than previous ones and will involve the participation of Axis of Resistance forces. “Resistance forces in the Middle East will unite with our armed forces to respond to the Zionist regime. Before the operation, members of the Axis of Resistance may share their opinions, and these should be expressed before a final decision is made. Therefore, Iran’s military response to the Zionist regime will certainly be carried out in coordination with the resistance forces.” He specified that this response will be “much more powerful than Operation True Promise-2,” the October 1 Iranian missile strike on Israel.
Arab media outlets published footage yesterday indicating that an Israeli Navy missile boat had crossed the Suez Canal and was now in the Red Sea carrying an advanced launcher capable of firing the LORA missile. The LORA, developed by Israel Aerospace Industries, has a 400 km range.
The U.S. military is operating throughout the region. On Nov. 1, Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said that more destroyers, fighter squadrons, tankers and B-52 long-range bombers would be coming. Today, the U.S. Central Command announced that B-52 bombers had arrived. This adds to the U.S. troops manning a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery in Israel and the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier deployed in the Arabian Sea.
