U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said he is skeptical about the prospects for a lasting diplomatic breakthrough with Iran, warning that military confrontation may ultimately prove unavoidable as nuclear talks resume this week.

Speaking to Jewish leaders at a gathering of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, Huckabee questioned whether renewed negotiations in Geneva would yield meaningful results.

�Will there be anything that can come from that that will bring peace? I honestly don�t know,� Huckabee said, citing longstanding doubts about Iran�s willingness to abandon its nuclear ambitions.

Indirect talks between Washington and Tehran are set to resume Tuesday, reviving a diplomatic channel that has repeatedly stalled amid mutual distrust and escalating regional tensions.

While emphasizing that diplomacy remains the preferred path, Huckabee suggested patience in Washington is wearing thin.

�At some point, the United States needs to say: enough is enough,� he said, warning that Iran may soon face what he colorfully termed �the second kick of a mule� if it fails to change course.

Huckabee said President Donald Trump continues to view military action as a last resort, but remains determined to prevent Iran from expanding its regional and nuclear footprint.

�Military action is not his first choice,� Huckabee said. �But it is his absolute desire to make sure that they do not continue to wreak havoc in the world.�

�Israel and the United States are absolutely aligned,� he said. �Iran cannot remain a nuclear threat. They cannot continue to build extraordinary surpluses of ballistic missiles.�

Huckabee said he would welcome a diplomatic agreement, but warned that failure would bring severe consequences, potentially eclipsing Israel�s brief conflict with Iran last year.

He also revealed that he raised the issue directly with Trump during a recent White House meeting, describing a successful deal as �miraculous� but increasingly unlikely.

After nearly five decades of confrontation since Iran�s 1979 revolution, Huckabee said, the administration is preparing for the possibility that diplomacy may soon give way to force.

�I�m willing to do whatever must be done,� he said, �to stop this threat.�

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