According to Israel's i24News, a senior Israel Defense Forces official stated that there is no reason to attack Iran before the election unless Israel discovers that Iran is preparing to launch an attack. US President Trump did not prevent Israel from striking Iran because the attack was never planned. Israel did raise its alert level and synchronized its own combat readiness with the US military's alert status. This recent close approach of Iranian military aircraft is not unusual, nor is it a new operation, but rather part of routine "adaptive exercises."
