President Donald Trump has reportedly blocked Israeli plans to carry out a major strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities this May, instead opting to pursue a high-stakes diplomatic push aimed at curbing Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
According to a detailed report by The New York Times, Israeli officials had recently finalized a plan to hit multiple Iranian nuclear sites next month, a coordinated military operation that they believed would delay Iran’s nuclear program by at least a year. The ambitious operation was to include a combination of precision airstrikes and commando raids—one that would require significant logistical and military backing from the United States.
But during an April 3 phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Trump made it clear he would not discuss Iran strategy over the phone. Instead, he invited Netanyahu for an in-person meeting at the White House. There, earlier this month, Trump firmly told the Israeli premier that the United States would not support a strike while negotiations with Iran were underway.
Sources within both governments say Netanyahu had hoped to secure Trump’s approval to move forward with the strike before U.S. Central Command head General Michael E. Kurilla concludes his tour of duty—timing that was considered crucial for operational success. American and Israeli defense officials had been quietly developing scenarios to ensure a potential mission could be carried out with Kurilla still at the helm.
But while some in the administration supported the idea of keeping the military option on the table—among them Gen. Kurilla and National Security Adviser Michael Waltz—others raised strong objections. Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence, presented a fresh intelligence assessment warning that the visible U.S. military buildup could provoke a full-scale regional conflict with Iran, a risk the administration was unwilling to take.
Her warnings were echoed by several senior officials in closed-door strategy meetings, including White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Vice President JD Vance. They all expressed concerns about the likelihood of escalation and the limited effectiveness of the proposed operation—especially given that many of Iran’s most critical nuclear facilities are deep underground or heavily fortified, making them difficult to destroy with commandos alone.
Despite Netanyahu’s strong push—he had reportedly championed a hybrid option combining airstrikes with ground raids—Trump remained unmoved. He reiterated to Netanyahu during their White House meeting that America would not provide the necessary support, at least not while diplomatic talks with Iran were progressing.
The decision represents a calculated gamble by Trump, who is betting on his ability to extract a new deal from Tehran that would curb Iran’s nuclear capabilities without dragging the United States into another Middle Eastern conflict.
For Israel, the message is sobering: If it chooses to move forward, it may have to go it alone.
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Trump is pretty naive at times
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This is what happens when Israel (or any country) becomes dependent on a superpower “patron”. As a “client” of their master, they lose the freedom to act, except when it benefits the master.
To survive in the long run, the zionists either need to make peace with the Arabs or in the alternative, to be self-sufficient in all areas needed for defense (including a worse case scenario, all other countries including the United States ban trade with Israel).
Lets hope this is misdirection by Trump, to distract from an upcoming joint US-Israeli strike on Iran.
This secular government can’t even knockout 75 per cent of the gazan tunnels. How will they knockout underground nuke storages deep below. If you act against the Torah you can’t even beat an enemy that has no planes or tanks.
I honestly don’t understand why so many Jewish Americans support Trump. Elon Musk and Donald Trump have both shown clear signs of antisemitism. During his election campaign, Trump said, “If I don’t win, the Jews are to blame.” Musk has openly engaged with and amplified neo-Nazi rhetoric — and now this?
America, wake up. Trump is dangerous.
I’m a Melburnian, so I might not know every detail of U.S. politics, but one thing is clear: Trump acts like a low-key neo-Nazi. He’s done nothing meaningful to fight the rise of antisemitism in America.
Melbournian 101: The Progressive Wing (WOKE wing) of the Democratic party, which may or may not be the majority but they play an oversize role in setting the party’s agenda, is openly antagonistic to Jews. Under the pretext of opposing Israel, they organized “protests” including attacks on Jews, fire bombing Jewish institutions, trying to ban Jews from public places. Their most recent accomplishment was an attempted assassination of the highest ranking Jew in American government (the Governor of Pennsylvania, and one of the leaders of the “moderate” wing of the Democrats.
Trump in no way acts like a Nazi. The core belief of being a Nazi is hatred of Jews. He does somewhat ignore the Constitution, but so have most recent presidents (e.g. Biden trying to give away a trillion dollars in goodies to his supporters without Congressional appropriation). The party that resembles the Nazis the most in American politics in the left wing of the Democrats, and while the “moderate” Democrats avoid objecting for fear of alienating their allies, Trump has been very active in opposing anti-Semitism (even if he seems prepared to stab Israel in the back and is destroying the economy).
It could happen that the moderate Democrats will retake control of their party, or that the moderate Democrats and Republicans (i.e. non-woke Democrats and non-MAGA Republicans) will for middle of the road third party. But at this point in time, the Trump-dominated Republicans are the only ones taking a meaningful stand against anti-Semitism.
Melbournian 101, Trump is extremely pro Israel and his fight against antisemitism is clear to everyone, but he is not an Israeli. He will obviously put America’s interests first.
“He’s done nothing meaningful to fight the rise of antisemitism in America.“
I take it you don’t follow American news especially with regards to colleges