Netanyahu likely to brief Trump on fresh plan to attack Iran amid missile program concerns: Report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly preparing to brief US President Donald Trump about a possible plan to attack Iran again amid concerns over Tehran’s expanding ballistic missile program.

Netanyahu is expected to meet President Trump later this month in Florida. While the meeting has not been formally scheduled yet, Trump has said that the Israeli Prime Minister wants to see him.

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Israel, on the other hand, has confirmed a meeting between Trump and Netanyahu on December 29.

According to a report by NBC, “Netanyahu is expected to make the case to Trump that Iran’s expansion of its ballistic missile program poses a threat that could necessitate swift action.”

Earlier in June this year, Israel and Iran launched air strikes against each other. The fighting started after Israel’s targeted air strikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities.

The Israeli attacks were part of Israel’s operation “Rising Lion” aimed at destroying Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

Later, the United States also joined Israel in its war against Iran as American fighter jets bombed three Iranian nuclear sites, including the highly fortified Fordow (Fordo).

Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility, which was the primary target of the US attack, was constructed with reinforced concrete at a depth of 80-90 m under the mountain rocks. It could only be penetrated by the massive GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, which only the US has.

According to US media reports, six B-2 bombers had dropped a dozen 30,000-pound GBU-57 bunker buster bombs at the Fordow nuclear site.

After the attack, Trump had claimed the US strikes had completely obliterated Iran’s nuclear capabilities.