
US intelligence agencies believe Israel is likely to strike Iranian nuclear facilities this year
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US intelligence agencies recently warned both the Biden and Trump administrations that Israel will likely attempt to strike facilities key to Iran’s nuclear program this year, according to sources familiar with the assessments.
US intelligence agencies recently warned both the Biden and Trump administrations that Israel will likely attempt to strike facilities key to Iran’s nuclear program this year, according to sources familiar with the assessments. Israel’s willingness to use military force runs counter to President Donald Trump’s current desire for a peace deal with Tehran, and the recent US intelligence cautions that major strikes on Iranian nuclear strikes could increase the risk of a wider war breaking out in the Middle East. Overall, Israel is also still pursuing the broader goal of causing regime change in Iran, one of the recent US intelligence reports says. The action Israel is considering taking would go further than its targeted strikes on military targets in Iran last year in retaliation for the ballistic missile attacks Tehran launched on Israel which it said were in response to the Israeli killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut. Taken together, the US intelligence assessments reflect the competing interests confronting the Trump administration as it navigates tensions in the Middle East surrounding Israel. Trump has stated he wants to strike a nuclear deal with Tehran, a goal that would put off – for now at least – Israeli military action.