Israel has a scenario of limited attack on nuclear facilities in Iran
The US favors diplomatic talks.
New York. Israel did not rule out an attack on the Iranian nuclear facilities in the coming months, although US President Donald Trump Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu He said that the US is not currently ready to support such a step.
Referring to its resources, Reuters informed on Friday.
According to the report, Israel, in recent months, has proposed a number of opportunities for Trump’s government to attack Iranian infrastructure, which would include air strikes or special operations.
They could take place at the end of spring or this summer this year, stating that the intention would be to prevent Tehran from using the nuclear program for arms purposes for the coming months or years.
The New York Times reported Wednesday that Trump said at a meeting with Netanyahu in the White House this month that Washington wanted to prefer diplomatic talks with Tehran, while not willing to support the attack on nuclear devices in the near future. Iran.
According to Reuters, Israeli officials believe that their army will instead make a limited blow to Iran, which will require less US support. However, it is not clear whether it will occur, especially after the beginning of the US-Iranian talks on a new nuclear agreement.
Parts of the plan presented last year and previous US government of President Joea BidenIt was reported by two former officials. Almost all possibilities required significant US support in the form of direct military intervention or intelligence exchange. Israel also asked Washington to help him with the defense in the event of a retaliatory attack by Iran.
At the request of Reuters, the US National Security Council referred to the reaction to Trump’s statement from Thursday, when he told reporters that it did not reject the Israeli attack, but « would not hurry » to support military intervention against Tehran.
« I think Iran has a chance to have a great country and live happily without death. This is my first option. If there is a second option, I think it would be very bad for Iran, and I think Iran wants to conduct interviews, » Trump said.
The Office of the Israeli Prime Minister has not yet responded at the request for a statement. Israel’s high -ranking representative for Reuters said that the decision to attack Iran has not yet been taken.
