Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to present President Donald Trump with options for renewed strikes on Iran during a meeting later this month at Mar-a-Lago. The discussions are described as being driven by deepening Israeli concern over Iran’s continuing efforts to rebuild and expand key military capabilities after the June conflict known as Operation Rising Lion. While Iran’s nuclear activity remains a central worry for Jerusalem, the most immediate focus described in the early details is the ballistic missile threat, which Israeli officials see as urgent and rapidly evolving.
Israeli officials have voiced concern that Iran is not only repairing sites and equipment damaged in June, but is also working to expand its ballistic missile program. The fear is not merely that Iran will restore what it lost, but that it could emerge with a larger and more resilient production capacity than before. In the same assessment, Iran’s nuclear program is still viewed as dangerous, but the missile threat is described as closer at hand, because missiles can be produced, deployed, and used with less warning than a nuclear breakout scenario.
Netanyahu is expected to brief Trump on the dangers posed by Iran’s current trajectory for Israel and the wider region, and to present possible pathways for U.S. involvement—either joining in a strike or assisting in other ways. The meeting had not been formally set in the early reporting, but was expected to take place on Monday, December 29. The approach described suggests that Israel seeks not only political backing, but operational support, and wants clarity on the level of U.S. participation should military action be considered.
(INN/VFI News)
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