Read previewA former CIA director says Israel could take a covert, rather than an overt, response against the Iranian drone strikes that took place on Saturday.
They can pursue asymmetric attacks, cyberspace, and so forth," former CIA director and retired general David Petraeus told CNN on Sunday.
The airstrike had reportedly killed several top Iranian military commanders.
AdvertisementAnd that, Petraeus told CNN on Sunday, isn't something that Iran wants to see.
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