As Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to visit Washington, concerns are mounting over the trajectory of US-Iran talks and the possibility of military escalation, with Israeli defence officials warning that Tehran’s expanding ballistic missile programme poses an existential threat to Israel.
According to Israeli security sources quoted by The Jerusalem Post, senior Israeli officials have conveyed to their US counterparts in recent weeks that Israel is prepared to act unilaterally if Iran crosses what it considers a red line on ballistic missile capabilities. The discussions reportedly included operational concepts aimed at degrading Iran’s missile production and launch infrastructure.
