President Donald Trump receiving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in 2020. (Credit: Stock photo Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
Israel is determined to step up pressure on Iran. According to U.S. intelligence reports from early January, Israeli officials plan to target Iran’s two main nuclear sites in the coming months — the Natanz underground enrichment plant and the Fordo enrichment site, both south of Tehran. Read more Trump 2.0: A diplomatic approach to Iran? Iran’s nuclear issue, which is Israel’s main security concern, was at the top of the agenda when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Feb. 4. Iran is enriching uranium to up to 60 percent — close to the 90 percent level of purity needed to acquire a nuclear bomb — and is also considering a faster approach to developing an atomic weapon, according to U.S. officials recently quoted by the New York Times.On Sunday, on the sidelines of U.S. Secretary...
Israel is determined to step up pressure on Iran. According to U.S. intelligence reports from early January, Israeli officials plan to target Iran’s two main nuclear sites in the coming months — the Natanz underground enrichment plant and the Fordo enrichment site, both south of Tehran. Read more Trump 2.0: A diplomatic approach to Iran? Iran’s nuclear issue, which is Israel’s main security concern, was at the top of the agenda when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Feb. 4. Iran is enriching uranium to up to 60 percent — close to the 90 percent level of purity needed to acquire a nuclear bomb — and is also considering a faster approach to developing an atomic weapon, according to U.S. officials recently quoted by the New York Times.On Sunday, on the sidelines of...