Amichai Stein
The Jerusalem Post / June 13, 2025
“We presented the American administration with evidence of Iran’s breakthrough toward a nuclear bomb. There was full and complete coordination with the Americans.”
An Israeli official told The Post: “We presented the American administration with evidence of Iran’s breakthrough toward a nuclear bomb. There was full and complete coordination with the Americans.”
Iran’s armed forces spokesperson accused Israel of carrying out attacks against Iran with US support.
This comes after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement, “Tonight, Israel took unilateral action against Iran. We are not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region.
“President Trump and the administration have taken all necessary steps to protect our forces and remain in close contact with our regional partners. Let me be clear: Iran should not target US interests or personnel.”
Israeli officials were initially concerned that US President Donald Trump’s Thursday evening comments, suggesting Israel “might attack,” alerted the Iranians.
The statement, which was made at around 7:00 p.m. Israel time, mere hours before the attacks, was perceived as a kind of green light for Israel. The fear that this remark could expose the attack operation ultimately led to Trump’s late-night tweet at midnight, stating that “the US seeks a diplomatic solution.”
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WSJ: Israel prepared to strike Iran in the next few days if US proposal fails officials say
Reuters / June 13, 2025
The newspaper cited a senior Israeli official as saying a strike could come as soon as Sunday unless Iran agrees to halt production of fissile material, which can be used to make an atomic bomb.
Israel is prepared to attack Iran in the coming days if Tehran rejects a US proposal to limit its nuclear program, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing US and Israeli officials.
The newspaper cited a senior Israeli official as saying a strike could come as soon as Sunday unless Iran agrees to halt production of fissile material, which can be used to make an atomic bomb.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raised the possibility of strikes in a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump on Monday, WSJ reported, citing two US officials.
President Donald Trump’s administration told the Israeli government the US will not be directly involved in any Israeli military strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities, Axios reported on Thursday, citing two US sources and an Israeli source familiar with those discussions.
Trump says US remains committed to a diplomatic solution to Iran nuclear issue
President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States remains committed to resolving the Iran nuclear issue through diplomacy, but added that the Islamic Republic must first give up hopes of building a nuclear weapon.
“We remain committed to a Diplomatic Resolution to the Iran Nuclear Issue!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
“My entire Administration has been directed to negotiate with Iran. They could be a Great Country, but they first must completely give up hopes of obtaining a Nuclear Weapon,” he added.
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Israel trying to persuade US to join in continuing strikes on Iran, sources tell ‘The Post’
Amichai Stein
The Jerusalem Post / June 13, 2025
The strikes were in ‘full coordination” with the US, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced shortly after the strikes began, but conducted without US assets or support.
Israel is attempting to persuade the US administration to join its continued operations against Iranian nuclear sites and military targets, sources told The Jerusalem Post on Friday.
Early Friday morning, the Israel Air Force conducted multiple waves of strikes on Iran, including the Natanz nuclear facility, killing high-value targets such as the chiefs of the IRGC and the Iranian military, and nuclear scientists at the forefront of Iran’s nuclear weapons program.
These strikes, named Operation Rising Lion, are still ongoing, with security officials estimating them to continue for days or weeks.
The strikes were in “full coordination” with the US, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced shortly after the strikes began, but conducted without US assets or support.
“President Trump and the administration have taken all necessary steps to protect our forces and remain in close contact with our regional partners. Let me be clear: Iran should not target US interests or personnel,” Rubio said.
Trump recommends Iran come back to negotiating table after strikes
Trump commented on the strikes on a post on Truth Social, saying, “I gave Iran chance after chance to make a deal. I told them, in the strongest terms, to ‘just do it,’ but no matter how hard they tried, how close they got, they just could not get it done,” the US president wrote.
Trump further called on Iran to reach a deal, as “there is still time to make this slaughter and the next come to an end … Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left.”
Yonah Jeremy Bob contributed to this report
