Israel is planning a potential military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, according to US Intel reports cited by the news agency CNN.
Intercepted communication and surveillance suggested possibility of strike
The report cited that no final decision has been made in this regard. Still, the intercepted communication and surveillance of the Israeli military movement suggested that the possibility of a strike has “significantly increased” in the recent past.
A US official said that negotiation between the US-Iran deal would not be good enough to press Iran to remove all of its Uranium, and it increases the chances of a potential military strike by Israel.
The official said that Iran’s military movement and air drills could be potentially a signal of an imminent military strike or the nation is trying to put diplomatic pressure on Iran.
‘Israel will have to take American assistance’
The US official said despite Israel’s military readiness, it cannot fully neutralise Iran’s nuclear programme on its own, and it will have to take assistance from the United States in achieving its target.
As per CNN, any such attack would mark a serious divergence from Trump’s current diplomacy strategy and could risk triggering wider conflict across the already-volatile Middle East. Since the outbreak of the Gaza war in 2023, the US has sought to avoid such escalation.
Trump has threatened military action if talks with Iran fail
President Trump has threatened military action if talks with Iran fail, but has publicly committed to diplomacy in the short term.
According to CNN, in March, Trump sent a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, giving Tehran a 60-day deadline to reach a deal. That deadline has passed, and it has been over five weeks since the talks began.
‘Trump would allow only a few more weeks for the negotiations’
Meanwhile, a senior Western diplomat told CNN that Trump, in a recent meeting, signalled he would allow only a few more weeks for the negotiations to succeed before considering military options.
