# Israel has no plans to attack Iran before election, defense minister says

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- TASS, 2026-10-26 15:08 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2208015

> Defense Minister Israel Katz denied reports that Israel intends to attack Iran before the October 27 parliamentary election, calling claims of disagreements with the military over Iran baseless and false. He said Israel would respond with great force if Iran attacked it.

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