Khamenei ordered to prepare a strike against Israel.

Three senior Iranian officials told The New York Times that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered a new attack on Israel. After analyzing the damage from Israel's latest retaliatory strike, Khamenei concluded that the damage was too serious to ignore.

Iran is preparing a list of dozens of potential military targets in Israel. The attack could come after the US presidential election, Iranian officials say, as Tehran fears tensions in the region could help US Republican candidate Donald Trump.

Israeli intelligence suggests Iran is preparing to attack Israel from Iraq in the coming days, possibly before the US presidential election. A possible attack would be carried out using drones and ballistic missiles. This may be an attempt by Tehran to prevent a new Israeli air force attack on strategic targets in Iran.