The Prime Minister’s Office responded on Thursday to a report by The New York Times that US President Donald Trump stopped an Israeli plan to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities.
“Prime Minister Netanyahu has been leading the global campaign against the Iranian nuclear program for over a decade, even when there were those who belittled the threat and called it a ‘political spin’ and the Prime Minister ‘paranoid.’ The Prime Minister led countless overt and covert actions in the campaign against Iran’s nuclear program; thanks to them, Iran does not have a nuclear arsenal,” the Prime Minister’s Office wrote in a statement.
Despite Israel’s military buildup and plans for a prepared strike on Iran, high-level voices within the Trump administration expressed growing skepticism about the feasibility and consequences of an Israeli-led attack. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard presented intelligence suggesting such an operation could spiral into a broader regional war, an outcome the White House was determined to avoid.
Prime Minister Netanyahu has declared more than once: “Israel will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons.” As of now, Washington’s position remains unchanged: negotiations first, military action only if talks collapse.
We knew there was a deeper reason for Netanyahu’s last minute visit with President Trump last week. Let’s watch closely how this plays out.
Source:
Netanyahu does not deny that Trump nixed strike on Iran, by Israel National News, April 17, 2025