• Israel has not ruled out limited strikes against Iran
• Trump “is not in a hurry to support military operations
• Tehran said the attack would cause a “harsh reaction”.

Israel’s president told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel has not ruled out attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities in the coming months, but the United States is now reluctant to support such a move, according to Israeli officials and others familiar with the matter.

Israeli officials vowed to prevent Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons, and Netanyahu insisted that any negotiation with Iran would have to lead to a complete dismantling of its nuclear program.

Sources said that over the past few months, Israel has proposed a series of options to the Trump administration to attack Iranian facilities, including some spring and summer schedules.

The plans include a combination of air strikes and commando operations, which vary in severity and may allow Tehran to weaponize its nuclear program weapons in just months or a year or more, the sources said.

The New York Times reported Wednesday that Trump told Netanyahu at a White House meeting earlier this month that Washington wanted to prioritize diplomatic talks with Tehran and he was unwilling to support strikes on the country’s nuclear facilities in the near term.

But Israeli officials now believe their military can launch a limited strike against Iran, which will require reduced U.S. support. Such an attack would be much smaller than the initially proposed Israel.

It is unclear whether or when Israel will conduct such a strike, especially the negotiations on the start of the nuclear deal. Such a move could alienate Trump and could risk broader U.S. support for Israel.

Two former Biden administration officials told Reuters that part of the plan was introduced to the Biden administration last year. Almost everyone needs to support the United States through direct military intervention or intelligence sharing. Israel also asked Washington to help Israel defend itself when Iran retaliates.

In response to a request for comment, the National Security Council referred Reuters to Trump’s comments on Thursday, when he told reporters that he did not wave the Israeli attack but was “hurried” to support military operations against Tehran.

“I think Iran has a chance to have a great country and live happily without death,” Trump said. “This is my first choice. If there is a second option, I think it will be bad for Iran and I think Iran wants to talk about it.”

The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A senior Israeli official told Reuters that there has been no decision to strike Iran.

An Iranian security official said Tehran was aware of Israel’s plans that the attack would stimulate “Iran’s harsh and firm response.”

“Israel is planning a major attack on Iran’s nuclear sites, which is dissatisfied with Iran’s ongoing diplomatic efforts toward Iran’s nuclear program and Netanyahu’s dissatisfaction with the conflict as a means of political survival,” the official told Reuters.

Biden’s management pushback

Netanyahu brought up an earlier version of the plan when he received a overturn from the Biden administration. The former Biden official said Netanyahu wants the U.S. to lead in air strikes, but Biden White House told Israel that the strike is not considered prudent unless Tehran raises nuclear material or accelerates the expulsion of inspectors from the country.

Biden officials also questioned the extent to which the Israeli army could effectively carry out such attacks.

Former officials and experts have long said Israel will need a lot of U.S. military support as well as weapons to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities and stockpiles, some of which are in underground facilities.

Although Israel is considering a limited military strike and requires less direct assistance (especially in the form of US bombers, abandoning bunkers ammunition that can reach deeply buried facilities, Israel still needs Washington’s promise, and if attacked by Tehran at the back scene, Israel will help Israel defend itself.

Any attack brings risks. Military and nuclear experts say that even with huge firepower, the strike may only temporarily withdraw what the West calls a plan to eventually produce a nuclear bomb, although Iran denies that.

Israeli officials told Washington in recent weeks that they do not believe that our talks with Iran should move forward to the transaction phase without guarantee that Tehran will not be able to create nuclear weapons.

“This can be done through an agreement, but only the agreement is in the style of Libya: they come in, blow up all equipment under US supervision, remove all equipment.” “The second may be…they’re… [Iran] Drag out negotiations and then there is a military choice. ”

From an Israeli perspective, this could be a good time to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Senior Israeli officials who spoke to journalists earlier this month recognized that it was a certain urgency if the goal was to launch a strike before Iran’s rebuilding air defense. However, senior officials declined to state any timelines for possible Israeli action and said that discussion would be “meaningless”.