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US President Donald Trump reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting in Florida in December that he would support Israeli strikes on Iran's ballistic missile program if the US and Tehran did not reach a deal.
According to a CBS News report, which cited two sources with knowledge of the matter, Trump clarified his position in the event of the failure of Washington-Tehran negotiations.
For his part, Netanyahu said he informed Trump last week that any agreement between Washington and Iran must include the complete dismantling of Iran's nuclear infrastructure and not simply halting the enrichment process.
Speaking at the annual conference of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, Netanyahu argued that “there should be no opportunity for enrichment, not just to stop the process, but to dismantle the equipment and infrastructure that allows enrichment in the first place.”
A second round of talks between the United States and Iran is scheduled for this week. An Iranian diplomat said Tehran is seeking a deal that would bring economic benefits to both sides.
Netanyahu appeared cautious about the prospect of a deal, noting that it would also have to provide for the removal of enriched material from Iran.
The US and Iran resumed negotiations earlier this month in an attempt to resolve the years-long dispute over Tehran's nuclear program and avoid a new military conflict.
US officials told Reuters that the US has sent a second aircraft carrier to the region and is preparing for the possibility of a prolonged military campaign if talks fail.
Referring to Gaza, the Israeli prime minister said Israel must "finish the job" by destroying all the underground tunnels. He said 150 kilometers of a network of about 500 kilometers have already been destroyed.
At the same time, he stated that he seeks to end US military aid to Israel within the next decade, after the current ten-year agreement expires in 2028, under which Israel receives $3.8 billion a year, which is spent mainly in the US on military equipment.
" We want to move with the United States from an aid relationship to a partnership relationship ," he said.
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