Israel has not made a decision to attack Iran, but relations with the US are improving – CNN.

As the gap between US and Israeli positions is reported to be narrowing, President Joe Biden has stressed that Israel's response to Iran's missile attack must be “proportionate.”

On the night of October 1, Iran carried out a massive attack on Israel, causing an air raid alert throughout the country. According to the Israel Defense Forces, more than 180 rockets were fired into the country. The IDF confirmed hits on several air bases, but noted that no aircraft were hit. The Iranian attacks were deemed ineffective.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on October 2 that Iran had made a “big mistake” and would bear the consequences for it. The German magazine Spiegel noted that the attack could have been the largest ballistic missile attack in history. A senior US State Department official said on October 4 that Israel had not given assurances that it would not attack Iran's nuclear facilities.

US CIA Director William Burns warned on October 8 that the risk of escalation in the Middle East is high, despite the fact that both Iran and Israel are not seeking a full-scale conflict. The US Treasury Department imposed new sanctions on Iran's oil and petrochemical sectors on October 11 in response to its strike on Israel.