ALBAWABA - Israel is readying a detailed intelligence report for U.S. President Donald Trump. This will be presented during his forthcoming meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida.
The goal? To persuade Trump to take decisive steps against Iran, potentially including a new military strike, as reported by the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom on Sunday.
The paper observes that Trump is still reluctant to make any firm moves. Meanwhile, Netanyahu, facing an International Criminal Court warrant, appears to be using this meeting to forge a unified plan and a coordinated approach to what he calls a "fundamental" resolution of the Iranian issue.
The intelligence report will focus on Iran's renewed nuclear program, its development of ballistic missiles, the activities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and Tehran's support and funding of militant groups in the region, according to the sources cited in the paper.
Israel, as the report suggests, sees the overthrow of the Iranian regime as the key to resolving the region's ongoing strife.
The report further notes that Israel is simultaneously exploring military and economic strategies while backing internal opposition factions within Iran. This is all happening against the backdrop of Iran's worsening economic conditions and the possibility of intensified Western pressure to impose stricter sanctions.
The Israel Hayom report comes on the heels of an NBC News piece, which appeared Saturday. That report, drawing from American and Israeli sources, indicated that Netanyahu intends to update Trump on possible plans for renewed strikes against Iran.
Sources indicate that Israeli officials are becoming more and more worried about the "expansion of Iran's ballistic missile program." This program had already been hit by Israeli strikes earlier this year. They plan to present Trump with options for another strike.
Israeli officials are also concerned about Iran's attempts to reactivate uranium enrichment facilities. These sites were previously hit by U.S. strikes during the twelve-day conflict in June.
