War would damage Iran and Israel 'very very substantially': Gen. Petraeus
Iran and Israel would try to avoid a full-blown war for fear of the destruction it could bring to both countries, former CIA director and CENTCOM Commander David Petraeus told Iran International in an exclusive interview.
“I think [the Iranians] have to respond,” Petraeus told Iran International's Marzia Hussaini, “this is an enormous blow to Iran's honor… It's a huge intelligence failure and… a security failure. So, they have to respond. But I don't think that Iran wants to get into a real direct back and forth war with Israel… And frankly, I don't think Israel wants to get in a real full-on war with Hezbollah or with Iran… I don't think they want to get into this with each other, because the damage to both sides would be very, very substantial.”