Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh confirmed to reporters that Gallant decided to postpone his official visit scheduled for this week to Washington, thus postponing discussing the situation in the Middle East with his American counterpart. Lloyd Austin.
She added: “We have just been informed that Minister Yoav Gallant has postponed his trip to Washington.”
Regarding the reason for postponing the visit, Singh said: “We do not know the reason for postponing Gallant’s visit… ask the Israelis.”
“Waiting to determine the nature of the response”
The Prime Minister’s Office announced Benjamin NetanyahuThere is no point in Gallant’s visit to Washington as long as an official decision has not yet been taken regarding the nature of the response to Iran.
A statement from Netanyahu’s office added, “The person who should conduct the talks regarding the file Iran With the Americans, he is the prime minister.”
The Israeli newspaper “Maariv” had confirmed that Netanyahu had decided not to agree to Gallant’s visit.
Channel 12 reported that Netanyahu informed Gallant that his trip to Washington would take place only after approval The mini-ministerial council (The cabinet) on it, and spoke by phone with US President Joe Biden.
The postponement of Gallant’s visit to Washington comes at a time when those following the situation in the region are awaiting possible scenarios for the expected Israeli strike on Iran, in response to the missile attack launched by the latter on… Israel A few days ago.
American officials had confirmed to NBC News that they did not believe that Israel had made a final decision regarding the details of its response.
The officials said the options still under study target Iran’s military and intelligence infrastructureAir defences And energy facilities. They stressed that Washington and Tel Aviv did not discuss nuclear facilities as potential targets.
