By Ben van der Merwe and Saywah Mahmood, Data and Forensics UnitIran's president has vowed Israel would face a 'massive and harsh response' if it attacks, as US officials believe it is planning to do.Iran launched more than 330 missiles and drones towards Israel on Saturday in response to Israel's alleged bombing of its Syrian consulate.
Experts told Sky News that Israel is likely to be considering an airstrike on critical Iranian infrastructure, including air bases and nuclear facilities.Israel is well-equipped for such an operation. The country possesses 39 state-of-the-art F-35 stealth fighter jets, the fifth largest inventory in the world.Sky News security and defence analyst Michael Clarke says the planes are 'pretty well invisible'.
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