Ex-CIA director says Israel could use 'covert' operations to retaliate against Iran's drone strikes without escalating the conflict

Ex-CIA director says Israel could use 'covert' operations to retaliate against Iran's drone strikes without escalating the conflict

Former CIA director and retired general David Petraeus.Oleksii Chumachenko/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesDavid Petraeus told CNN that Israel could mount a covert response against Iran's drone strikes."They can pursue asymmetric attacks, cyberspace, and so forth," Petraeus said.Saturday's drone strikes mark the first time Iran has directly attacked Israel. A former CIA director says Israel could take a covert, rather than an overt, resp…