Israel not ruling out attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities

Israel has not ruled out an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities in the coming months despite U.S. President Donald Trump telling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the U.S. was for now unwilling to support such a move, Reuters writes, referring to an Israeli official and two other people familiar with the matter.

Over the past months, Israel has proposed to the Trump administration a series of options to attack Iran’s facilities, including some with late spring and summer timelines, the sources said. The plans include a mix of airstrikes and commando operations that vary in severity. Parts of the plans were previously presented last year to the Biden administration, two former senior Biden administration officials told Reuters.

As noted, Israeli officials are inclined to take a limited action, but in any case, Israel will need to receive U.S. support, at least in the event of Iranian retaliatory strikes.