Israel preparing for ‘worst-case scenario’ with Iran attack

"There is no perfect moment for the Iranians to strike," says former Israeli national security adviser General (ret.) Yaakov Amidror. An analyst at the Jewish security and defense think tanks JINSA and JISS, Amidror explains to Kathimerini that "Israel has enough time to prepare for Iran's retaliation and not to be taken by surprise."

"The last time the Iranians attacked," Amidror says, "it took them two weeks to launch the April 14 strike, and they are probably making the same preparation now. It also takes time to decide exactly what the 'good' targets are and if you are serious, which the Iranians are. It takes preparation to choose them, prepare the mechanism, and think about the consequences and it does not seem to me that there is any rush in Tehran."

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