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U.S. President Donald Trump assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Washington would not compromise on Iran’s uranium issue, Israeli media reported Saturday, as Israel continued to monitor the future of U.S.-Iran talks.
Channel 13 quoted an unnamed Israeli official as saying Tel Aviv remained in a state of “constant anticipation” over Trump’s expected decision on Iran.
The report said Israeli military and intelligence officials presented Netanyahu with increasingly aggressive positions toward Tehran during recent discussions.
According to the report, the Israeli army views the state of Iran’s military capabilities as an “operational opportunity” to resume attacks and “finish the mission.”
Mossad believes a renewed war could accelerate the collapse of the Iranian regime, the report said.
The unnamed Israeli official said Israeli leaders were careful not to appear panicked or give the impression that they were pressuring Washington over military escalation.
Earlier this week, Trump expressed optimism about talks with Iran, saying discussions had been “very good” and that the war would “be over quickly.”
He also said Washington expected to receive Tehran’s response “very soon” to a U.S. proposal aimed at ending the war.
Regional tensions have escalated sharply since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran.
The strikes triggered Iranian retaliation against Israel and U.S. allies in the Gulf, along with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
A ceasefire took effect on April 8 through Pakistani mediation, but negotiations in Islamabad failed to produce a permanent agreement.
Trump later announced an extension of the truce without setting a deadline.
The U.S. has maintained a naval blockade targeting Iranian maritime traffic in the Strait since April 13.
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