Israel anticipates that the United States will permit it to launch new strikes on Iran, in the event that the Islamic Republic attempts to restart its nuclear program, following last month’s strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, the Times of Israel reported yesterday, citing Channel 12 News.
According to ToI, Channel 12 reported that “one of the understandings emerging in Israel in recent days is that the Trump administration will give a green light to Israel for additional strikes in Iran on its nuclear facilities if circumstances arise that would justify doing so.”
According to the report, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer came away from meetings last week with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff with the impression that Washington would support fresh Israeli strikes “if Iran were, for example, to attempt to remove the 400 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium currently buried in its nuclear facilities, or to revive the program in general.”
Channel 12 added that since returning from Washington, Dermer has emphasized that the U.S. continues to demand from Iran “zero enrichment” of uranium on its soil. Iran has insisted that it will continue enrichment, but also has expressed a willingness to engage in talks with the U.S. on the issue. Dermer declined to comment on the report, the network says.
