New intelligence suggests that Israel is preparing to strike Iranian nuclear facilities without without Donald Trump’s backing.
US intelligence sources say the possibility of Israeli attack has ‘gone up significantly in recent months’
The sources told CNN that if US negotiations with Iran over ending its nuclear programme do not result in the removal of all Tehran’s uranium, an attack could be imminent.
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Iran’s foreign minister has warned that the US would be held responsible in the event of an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites.
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Iran and the US, Israel’s closest ally, will be holding a fifth round of nuclear talks on Friday.
The Telegraph reports: the Israeli prime minister, has long been under pressure to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities, especially after Tehran fired ballistic missiles at Israel last October.
US officials believe a strike could be imminent, due in part to intercepted Israeli communications and observations of military movements, the official said. This includes the movement of air munitions and the completion of an air exercise.
An attack could risk triggering a broader regional conflict in the Middle East, which the US has sought to avoid since the war in Gaza began.
Mr Trump has threatened military action if Iran does not agree to a new nuclear deal. Negotiations between Washington and Tehran began last month.
In mid-March, the US president set a 60-day deadline for a deal to be agreed, which has since passed. The US began their first talks with Iran over its nuclear programme 10 years ago last month.
Israel also fears that after years of uranium enrichment, Iran could produce enough weapons-grade material to build a simple nuclear bomb within months.
The US may decide to help Israel if it hits Iran, one official told CNN, while another said Mr Trump was unlikely to help carry out strikes without provocation.
Other officials believe Israel does not have the ability to destroy Iran’s nuclear programme without American help, such as providing the bombs needed to penetrate deep underground nuclear facilities.
An Israeli source told CNN that Israel would be prepared to carry out military action on its own if the US negotiated a “bad deal” with Iran that the Jewish state cannot accept, like allowing Iran to continue producing uranium.
Meanwhile…two Israeli embassy staffers have been shot dead an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC.
Social media footage showed the suspect shouting “Free, free Palestine” as he was being led away. Police identified him as Elias Rodriguez, in his early 30s and from Chicago, and said he “implied” that he had committed the crime.
The office of Benjamin Netanyahu said he was outraged by the “horrifying antisemitic murder.”