Israel supposedly told the White House it won't attack Iran's nuclear facilities unless United States President Donald Trump signals that talks with Tehran have reached a dead end, Axios reported, citing two unnamed Israeli officials.
During last week's visit to Washington by Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, Mossad Director David Barnea and National Security Adviser Tzahi Hanegbi, the Israeli side told its US counterparts that it won't surprise the White House with a strike against Iran, one of the officials said. "We calmed the Americans and told them there is no logic in launching an attack if a good diplomatic solution can be found. This is why we are going to give it a chance and wait with any military action until it is clear that negotiations were exhausted and [White House envoy] Steve Witkoff has given up," said a second Israeli official.
Even though the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are consistently training for a possible strike against Iran, the US and other countries misread steps the IDF took ahead of strikes against the Yemen-based Houthis as preparations for an imminent strike against Iran, a senior Israeli official noted.
