The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal reported last night (Monday) that Prime Minister Netanyahu has already informed the Biden administration that he plans to attack military targets, not oil or nuclear facilities in Iran.
The arrival of the THAAD battery in Israel, manned by 100 American troops, is considered part of the coordination between Israel and the United States, and it is not inconceivable that it is a reward Israel received in return for responding to US requests to refrain from attacking nuclear facilities.
In response to reports in the two major American newspapers, Prime Minister Netanyahu's office said that "we listen to the opinions of the American administration, but we will make our final decisions based on Israel's national interests."
The contacts with the Americans also continue with the aim of reaching maximum coordination with them, mainly about what will happen if Iran attacks back, as it has publicly announced, but contrary to its messages, according to a report in the Saudi newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat, that if the attack is limited, Tehran will "close the round." "There is an understanding, at least among some senior Israeli officials, that Iran wants a comprehensive ceasefire in order to get off the tree with Israel," sources familiar with the matter said last night.
