An Iranian military security official has revealed exclusively to The Cradle that the US contacted the Islamic Republic, asking the nation to allow Israel "a symbolic strike to save face” following Iran's retaliatory drone and missile barrage this weekend.
“Iran has received messages from mediators to let the regime do a symbolic strike to save face and asked Iran not to retaliate,” the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, revealed to The Cradle.
He added that Tehran “outright rejected” the proposal, delivered by mediators, and reiterated warnings that any Israeli attack on Iranian soil would be met with a decisive and immediate response.
The reply was delivered directly to the Swiss envoy in Tehran by officials from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and not the foreign ministry. According to The Cradle's source, the decision for the IRGC to reply directly was meant “to send a strong warning to the US.”
“Iran successfully embarrassed all of the integrated radar network and anti-missile systems of the US and the [Israeli] regime. The US even activated its parked satellites over the region to do maximum protection and failed miserably,” the Iranian military official added.
The revelations come as US defense officials have told western media that they expect a “limited response” from Israel against Iran, which will reportedly focus on targets outside of Iranian territory.
Nevertheless, US officials stressed that Tel Aviv had not briefed the…
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@SelfishInd3pend3ntGreen2wks2W
"To save face"
So Israel always has to get the least word (attack), even though their the ones who started it?
I hope Iran told the US/Israel to stick it where the sun don't shine.
In that case they can just CGI a successful attack on some non-existent top secret military base in some remote desert and be done with it, without even firing a single shot.
@MereT3rritorialGreen2wks2W
Iran understands that even though the US is delivering the request, it is actually being made by Bibi Netanyahu
As the US has pressured him to not react to Iran's strike, he's stressed the need for a face-saving response to appease Israel's war cabinet
So in effect, the Zionist Entity has asked Iran to allow it to freely bomb them for the sole purpose of maintaining domestic hatred of Iran...
@ApplesRobRepublican2wks2W
If the Iranians are leaking this, it's probably because they won't respond and need to tell their people that it wasn't out of fear but because it was just a symbolic strike to save face, and not a real strike. But this can be pretty ridiculous if it leads to casualties
@ISIDEWITH2wks2W
Do you believe allowing a 'symbolic strike' could potentially avoid further escalation or would it just provoke more tension?
@9LL469D2wks2W
Symbolic strikes would make more tension.
@ISIDEWITH2wks2W
How do you feel about the idea of a 'symbolic strike' as a way to resolve international conflicts?
@9LL4JCN2wks2W
I think this should be allowed because if the boss or someone is not doing their job correctly then they could possibly be fired.
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