Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet U.S. President Donald Trump soon to convey that Israel believes additional strikes on Iran are necessary.
On the 20th (local time), NBC News in the United States, citing multiple former U.S. government officials, reported, "Prime Minister Netanyahu is telling President Trump that he is concerned about Iran's rearmament moves."
According to the report, Israel is taking seriously that Iran's ballistic missile production facilities, damaged by Israeli airstrikes early this year, have recently been restored. At the same time, signs that Iran's uranium enrichment facilities are being rebuilt are also a major concern for Israel.
Netanyahu views these developments as "a threat requiring immediate action" and is said to believe additional military action is inevitable to slow Iran's military and nuclear development. NBC said he plans to present the United States with a "participation option" during the meeting.
Israel officially announced that the two leaders will meet on the 29th, but the U.S. side has not yet released a detailed schedule.
Earlier in June, the United States carried out Operation "Midnight Hammer," launching large-scale airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. The operation involved about 100 aircraft, seven B-2 bombers and one submarine.
Immediately after the strikes, President Trump said, "Iran's key nuclear facilities have been completely and thoroughly destroyed," but some experts assessed that "it appears only parts of the facilities were destroyed."
Since then, President Trump has fully backed Netanyahu's hard-line stance on Iran and has repeatedly asked Israeli President Itzhak Herzog to grant a pardon to Netanyahu, who is on trial on corruption charges.