Israel is still considering a limited attack on Iranian nuclear objects, although the US does not want to support these activities.
Times of Israel reports indicate Israel's dissatisfaction with Donald Trump's reaction to their plan.
The USA and Iran are conducting talks in Rome, which cast a shadow on Israel's actions.
Israel He did not rule out an attack on Iranian nuclear objects in the coming months, although Donald Trump told the Israeli prime minister Binjamin Netanyahuthat the US is not willing to support such a step yet – reports the Israeli portal.
Times of Israel refers to an anonymous Israeli official and two other people familiar with this issue. “Israeli officials swore that they would prevent Tehran from gaining nuclear weapons, and Netanyahu insisted that all negotiations with Iran must lead to complete disassembly of his nuclear program,” reminds the editorial office.
In recent months Israel proposed administration Short A number of attack options on nuclear objects Iran. According to the sources of the portal -some with the possibility of implementing late spring and summer.
Media: Israel is considering a “limited” attack on Iranian nuclear objects
The plans included connection air attacks i commandos operationsdiffering in terms of severity. The declared purpose of such potential projects is to delay the work of the Iranian nuclear program by several months, a year or more – the sources pointed out.
The reports of “The New York Times” show that during the last meeting in White House Trump he said Netanyahuthat Washington wants to give priority to diplomatic conversations with Tehran, and therefore is not willing to support the attack on the nuclear objects there. Later, the Republican denied that he “rejected” such plans.
Israeli officials are of the opinion that their army in this situation could carry out Limited attack on Iranwhich would require less support from the USA. “Such an attack would be much smaller than those that Israel originally proposed,” explains the portal.
The second round of US-Iran talks on the Tehran atomic program
Meanwhile on Saturday in Rome The second round will take place Talks on the US – Iran line in the case Iranian nuclear program. The first round took place a week earlier in Omn. The Chief of Diplomacy also came to the Italian capital Badr al-busaidiwhich acts as a mediator.
After the first round of negotiations White House informed that a meeting of the American special envoy Steve’a Witkoffa with the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Iran Abbasem Aragczim It was a step forward towards reaching an agreement. However, no details were given. Meeting in Mask On April 12, it was the first contact of both sides at such a high level in eight years. It took place in the intermediate formula: the pages were in separate rooms, and the news between them was transmitted by al-Busaidi.
Trump During his first term in the White House, he withdrew from the agreement JCPOA concluded in 2015 between Iran and world powers. Under this agreement, it was relaxed sanctions in Iran in exchange for tehran's commitment to restricting nuclear program. Trump then restored the severe American sanctions.
From that time Iran significantly exceeded the restrictions on enrichment of uranium. The West accuses Tehran of striving to obtain nuclear weaponsas evidenced by enriching uranium to a level exceeding civil needs.
Source: Times of Israel