First publication: Alone in the battle? US demanded Israel carry out independent strike on Iran | Ben Caspit
Ben Caspit reveals that in talks between Israel and the US over the past two weeks, the Americans demanded Israel carry out an independent strike on Iran, not a joint operation. This comes amid a US calculation that an Israeli strike would harm Trump in the US elections but benefit Netanyahu in Israel's elections. Meanwhile, Bloomberg revealed that Iran has preserved its missile and drone factories despite months of bombings.
Ben Caspit reveals in a first publication that in secret talks between Israel and the US regarding Iran over the past two weeks, the Americans demanded Israel carry out an independent strike on Iran. According to the report, the US did not intend an American strike or a joint operation, but an Israeli-only strike. The US calculation, as quoted in the article, was that an Israeli strike would harm President Trump in the midterm US elections but benefit Prime Minister Netanyahu in Israel's elections. Meanwhile, the article cites a Bloomberg report that Iran has managed to preserve its missile and drone factories despite months of American and Israeli bombings, in stark contrast to Trump and Hegseth's claims that Iran's military capability was destroyed. It was also reported that Russia is supplying missiles to Iran.