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Israel Pushes U.S. to Launch Strike Against Iran
(MENAFN) Israel is intensely pressuring Washington to execute military operations against Iran, though President Donald Trump harbors significant reluctance about authorizing additional offensive strikes on Tehran, a US official revealed Tuesday in published reports.
Senior Israeli officials—including Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Eyal Zamir and Mossad Director David Barnea—have conducted multiple Washington visits in recent weeks as American military deployments escalate throughout the region.
Trump issued stern warnings Monday that "probably bad things will happen" to Iran should nuclear negotiations with the Islamic Republic collapse, referencing what he characterized as the "biggest and the best" US Navy warships deploying regionally.
Zamir provided Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine with comprehensive briefings on Israeli military contingency planning over the weekend, according to multiple news accounts.
"It's safe to say that nothing came out of that meeting to change his or the president's mind on attacking Iran," the anonymous US official told media, referring to Caine and Trump. "It's really the Israelis who want a strike. The president is just not there."
A separate senior US official told media that the US president "really does not want to do it."
Last June, Israel—with Washington's backing—executed a 12-day military campaign against Iran that devastated military and nuclear installations alongside civilian infrastructure while eliminating senior commanders and scientists.
Tehran retaliated by launching missile and drone assaults on Israeli military and intelligence compounds before US forces conducted extensive strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities. The offensive abruptly terminated then-active diplomatic negotiations between Washington and Tehran concerning Iran's nuclear capabilities.
Tuesday's disclosure emerges as renewed negotiations between Washington and Tehran are slated for this week.
"I just spoke with (US) special envoy (Steve) Witkoff, and these talks, as of right now, are still scheduled. President Trump is always wanting to pursue diplomacy first, but obviously it takes two to tango," White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told reporters earlier Tuesday.
Witkoff had been scheduled to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Istanbul on Friday for talks on Iran's nuclear program, according to multiple reports published this week.
Media, however, reported Tuesday that Iran demanded changes to the location and stipulated that Tehran wants to change the format.
Reports suggested that representatives from Türkiye, Egypt and Qatar were expected to join the talks, but media said Iran is now pushing to hold the talks directly. It also said Tehran wants to move the location from Istanbul to Oman.
Senior Israeli officials—including Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Eyal Zamir and Mossad Director David Barnea—have conducted multiple Washington visits in recent weeks as American military deployments escalate throughout the region.
Trump issued stern warnings Monday that "probably bad things will happen" to Iran should nuclear negotiations with the Islamic Republic collapse, referencing what he characterized as the "biggest and the best" US Navy warships deploying regionally.
Zamir provided Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine with comprehensive briefings on Israeli military contingency planning over the weekend, according to multiple news accounts.
"It's safe to say that nothing came out of that meeting to change his or the president's mind on attacking Iran," the anonymous US official told media, referring to Caine and Trump. "It's really the Israelis who want a strike. The president is just not there."
A separate senior US official told media that the US president "really does not want to do it."
Last June, Israel—with Washington's backing—executed a 12-day military campaign against Iran that devastated military and nuclear installations alongside civilian infrastructure while eliminating senior commanders and scientists.
Tehran retaliated by launching missile and drone assaults on Israeli military and intelligence compounds before US forces conducted extensive strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities. The offensive abruptly terminated then-active diplomatic negotiations between Washington and Tehran concerning Iran's nuclear capabilities.
Tuesday's disclosure emerges as renewed negotiations between Washington and Tehran are slated for this week.
"I just spoke with (US) special envoy (Steve) Witkoff, and these talks, as of right now, are still scheduled. President Trump is always wanting to pursue diplomacy first, but obviously it takes two to tango," White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told reporters earlier Tuesday.
Witkoff had been scheduled to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Istanbul on Friday for talks on Iran's nuclear program, according to multiple reports published this week.
Media, however, reported Tuesday that Iran demanded changes to the location and stipulated that Tehran wants to change the format.
Reports suggested that representatives from Türkiye, Egypt and Qatar were expected to join the talks, but media said Iran is now pushing to hold the talks directly. It also said Tehran wants to move the location from Istanbul to Oman.
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