"We are essentially at the beginning of the road," Al-Faq said. "Iran wants to reassess its security and intelligence measures to [rebuild] the deterrence that disappeared as a result of [the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh].
"The reason for this is that the assassination exposed [Israel's] capability to reach anyone, despite the maximum security measures Iran had taken to protect its guests during the inauguration of the new president," he continued.
"It seems that Iran has also begun a psychological and propaganda war against Israel to confuse the other side and deprive it of the ability to predict the timing of the missile launches, which will effectively be the backbone of any Iranian attack," he noted.
Sedghian added, "It seems to me that the answer to this question is currently the million-dollar question. What will the Iranian response look like, and when? To what extent and at what level? It is not easy to get answers to these questions from Iranian sources. However, the Iranians speak emphatically about a strong and surprising response that will renew Iranian sovereignty, which was violated by Israel when it [assassinated] their guest, Haniyeh." READ MORE
