MK Moshe Saada (Likud) said on Thursday that “an attack against Iran is approaching,” during an interview with Channel 14 News.<\/p>\n
Saada’s comments were made against the backdrop of growing tensions between the United States and Iran<\/a>, and assessments that an escalation could occur in the coming days.<\/p>\n During the interview, while discussing Iran and the possibility of further escalation, Saada said, \u201cWe all know that we are approaching an attack on Iran<\/a>, perhaps even as early as this weekend; those are the assessments.\u201d<\/p>\n The channel quickly presented the remarks under the headline, \u201cMK Moshe Saada\u2019s slip of the tongue.\u201d However, this was not the first time Saada had publicly addressed the possibility of an imminent attack.<\/p>\n Over the past week, he suggested on several occasions that, in his assessment, military action could take place within days. His remarks therefore appeared to be deliberate rather than an accidental disclosure.<\/p>\n At the same time, Channel 13 News reporter Michael Shemesh reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a>\u2019s office was furious over Saada\u2019s comments on Channel 14. According to the report, the Prime Minister\u2019s Office viewed the remarks seriously.<\/p>\n