Live Middle East ‘Iran only expected Israeli attack after weekend, army leaders were easy target’

The Iranian rulers were completely surprised by the great Israeli attack on Thursday night. They took into account an attack, but not that it would come for planned consultation with the United States about the Iranian atomic program on Sunday. That writes The New York Times. High officers were also simply at home when the attacks started, instead of safe locations. They thus formed an easy target. Follow all developments about the Middle East in our live blog.

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