Israel may strike Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility before President Trump’s two-week deadline expires, if the US doesn’t launch its own attack soon, several sources told Reuters. Jerusalem reportedly pressed for swift American action in recent talks with US officials
Earlier, Israeli sources told Kan News that the IDF has a plan for an independent strike on Fordow designed to cause significant damage, though it may fall short of completely destroying the heavily fortified underground facility.
Despite the IDF’s preparation, most Israeli political and military insiders still assess that the US will take the lead and carry out its own attack, N12 News reported. Israel’s former UN envoy Gilad Erdan echoed that view in an interview with Kan, predicting a US strike soon unless Tehran offers an unconditional surrender.
One senior Israeli source called the situation a “win-win” engineered by Trump: either Iran backs down, or America takes military action.
Meanwhile, the Houthis in Yemen threatened to renew attacks on American vessels if the US strikes Iran, further complicating US decision-making. Russia has also warned both the US and Israel against escalating the conflict.
