On Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressed reports of Iran’s potential plans to strike Israel in response to recent Israeli air raids on Iranian military sites.

At a news conference, Jean-Pierre reaffirmed the United States’ stance, pledging support for Israel if Iran proceeds with an attack.

“Iran should not respond to Israel’s retaliation. They should not. If they do, we will support Israel in defending itself, but they should not,” she affirmed.

During the same day, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller declined to speculate on what actions Iran “may or may not take” but reiterated that the U.S. stance remains that “they should not respond.”

Earlier on Wednesday, a high-ranking Iranian official informed CNN that Iran plans to strike Israel soon, with the likelihood that it will occur before next Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election.

The source revealed that Iran’s response to Israel’s recent airstrikes on its military installations will be significant.

“The response of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the aggression of the Zionist regime will be definitive and painful,” the source stated, also hinting that this retaliation “will probably take place before the day of the US presidential election.”

Last Friday, Israel launched an extensive operation within Iran, destroying Russian-provided air defense systems and missile production facilities.

The operation, titled “Operation Days of Repentance,” was a countermeasure to Iran’s large-scale ballistic missile assault on October 1, when Iran launched 181 ballistic missiles at Israel.

Earlier this week, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards commander, Hossein Salami, cautioned Israel that it would face “bitter consequences” for its recent strikes on Iranian military installations.

In response to the Israeli strikes, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian remarked that while Iran does not seek conflict, it will defend the rights and security of its people and homeland against “the aggression of the Zionist entity.”

Iranian media have attempted to minimize the reported impact of the Israeli strikes. However, satellite images of the targeted areas reveal substantial damage to multiple missile production facilities and a building associated with Iran’s nuclear program.

{Matzav.com}