Netanyahu said: “We are listening to opinions US But we will make our final decisions based on our national interest.”
And it was The American President Joe Biden to caution Netanyahu Of targeting Iran’s nuclear sites Or oil, to avoid further escalation in the region and amid concerns about energy prices in the world.
The statement was issued after the newspaper reportedThe Washington PostOn Monday, citing unnamed American officials, Netanyahu informed Biden that the Israeli response would target military sites in Iran.
On October 1, Iran launched about 200 Ballistic missile On the Hebrew state in an attack that Tehran said it launched in retaliation for the killing of a leader Hamas movement Palestinian Ismail Haniyeh In Tehran in an attack attributed to Israel, and the assassination of Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah along with General V Iranian Revolutionary Guard In an Israeli raid on the southern suburb of Beirut.
Following this Iranian missile bombardment, the second of its kind in less than 6 months on the Hebrew state, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant vowed to launch a “deadly, precise, and sudden” attack against Iran.
According to the American newspaper, Netanyahu spoke by phone with Biden on Wednesday, in their first contact in more than 7 weeks, citing two unnamed sources familiar with the matter, one of whom is American.
The newspaper reported that Netanyahu told Biden that he was planning to strike Iranian military infrastructure.
The two sources added that during his call with Biden, Netanyahu adopted a “more moderate position” than before, which contributed to the US President’s decision to send the THAAD anti-missile defense system to Israel.
