The United States has obtained new intelligence information indicating that Israel is preparing to attack Iranian nuclear facilities, even with the Trump government seeking a diplomatic agreement with Tehran, they were told CNN Many American authorities are familiar with the latest information.
Such an attack will be a break with President Donald TrumpThey told the American authorities. It can also lead to a broader regional conflict in the Middle East – something that has sought to avoid since the war in Gaza has increased tensions since 2023.
The authorities warn that it is unclear whether the Israeli leaders have made a final decision and that in reality, there is a profound dispute within the United States government about the possibility of Israel.
If how will Israel attack, this will be dependent on what US negotiations with Tehran About your nuclear program.
Another familiar person with US intelligence on this topic said: “The opportunity of an Israeli attack on an Iranian nuclear installation has increased significantly in recent months.”
“The possibility of an agreement between the United States and Iran negotiated by Trump does not remove the entire Iranian uranium increases the opportunity to attack,” he added.
Many of the familiar sources of intelligence said that increasing concerns not only derives from public and private messages from senior Israeli officials that the country is studying such a measure, but also for the usual Israeli communications and observations of the Israeli military movements that may indicate an imminent attack.
Among the American military preparations, the air ammunition movement and the completion of an air exercise, two sources said.
But these same indicators can simply be Israel trying to pressure Iran to abandon the important principles of its nuclear program, which indicates the consequences if it does not emphasize the constantly changing complications that the White House deals.
A CNN Request comments from the National Security Council and the Israeli Prime Minister’s office. The Israeli embassy in Washington was not suspended.
Trump has publicly threatened military measures against Iran if his government’s efforts to negotiate a new nuclear agreement fail to limit or eliminate Tehran’s nuclear program. But Trump put an end to the time when the United States will remain involved in diplomatic efforts.
In one A message to Iran’s supreme leaderTrump has made 60 days for Ayatollah Ali Khawnai to succeed in mid -March, and Trump in a final date for 60 days. More than 60 days have passed since the message was delivered and 38 days since the beginning of the first round of negotiations.
Senior Western diplomats who met with the American President said earlier this month that Trump stated that the United States would only provide a few weeks until these negotiations succeed before resorting to military attacks. But at the present time, the White House policy is the policy of diplomacy.
Jonathan Banikov, a former private intelligence employee in the region, said this is the situation of Israel “between the cross and the sword.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure to avoid the United States agreement, respectively, which Israel does not consider satisfactory and not to alienate Trump-who has already broken with the Israeli Prime Minister in security issues in the region.
“In the end, Israeli decisions will be based on the decisions of the United States, the political measures and the agreements by President Trump with Iran,” Panekov said, adding that he does not believe that Netanyahu will be ready to break his relationship with the United States completely to launch an attack without at least approval from the United States.
Iran at its weakest moment for decades
Iran is in its weakest military situation in decades, after the Israeli bombing of missile production facilities and air defense in October, as well as an economy that is weakened by sanctions and the strongest regional representatives of Israel are worsened by Israel.
The American authorities say that Israel sees a window of opportunities.
A high -ranking American employee told that the intelligence group intensified to be ready to help if Israeli leaders decide the attack. CNN.
But a source familiar with the Trump government policy said CNN The United States is unlikely to help Israel launch attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities at this time, unless there is a great provocation from Tehran.
Israel does not have the ability to destroy Iranian nuclear program Without American assistance, including the renewal of flying and pumps needed to penetrate the underground facilities, which is also reflected in the previous American intelligence reports, according to a source familiar with this issue.
An Israeli source said to CNN Israel will be ready to carry out a military action on its own if the United States negotiates what this source described as a “bad deal” with Iran, which is something that Israel cannot accept.
“I think they are more likely to attack to try to make the deal fail if they believe that Trump will be satisfied with a bad deal,” said the other source familiar with the American intelligence. “The Israelis did not hesitate to refer to us … both the public and the private.”
An American intelligence evaluation indicated in February that Israel can use military aircraft or long missiles to take advantage of the deteriorating Iranian air defense capabilities. CNN previously.
But the evaluation itself also described how such attacks will only weaken the Iranian nuclear program and will not be a final solution.
“It is a real challenge for Netanyahu,” Panekov said.
Currently, American negotiations with Iran are stagnant on the condition that Tehran is not enriched with uranium, a process that can allow the development of nuclear weapons, but also necessary to produce nuclear energy for civil purposes.
Steve Wittkov, who is leading the American delegation, told ABC News at the weekend that Washington “cannot even allow 1 % of enrichment capabilities” under an agreement. “We offer a proposal to the Iranians that we believe that he is approaching this without their lack of respect,” he said.
Khamnai said on Tuesday that he does not expect negotiations with the United States on the nuclear program Tehran “reaching a conclusion,” the US condition is called that Iran does not enrich Uranium “a big mistake.”
Iran insists that it has the right to enrich under the United Nations Non -Proliferation Treaty and remember that it will not give up this right under any circumstances.
Another round of negotiations may occur in Europe this week, according to Witkev. Sources said that after more than a month of talks that Oman facilitates, there is no current American proposal for Trump’s approval.
In February, US intelligence agencies issued alerts that Israel may try to attack the basic facilities of the Iranian nuclear program later this year, CNN previously.
The Israeli position was constantly that the military option is the only option to stop the Iranian military nuclear program, “noted by American authority.
