United States President Donald Trump reportedly told Israeli Prime\nMinister Benjamin Netanyahu that Washington would support an Israeli\nstrike against Iran\u2019s missile programme if negotiations with Tehran fail\nto reach an agreement.<\/p>\n
The information was reported by prominent US media outlet CBS News,\nciting two anonymous sources familiar with US national security matters,\nas carried by Anadolu Agency on Monday (16\/2\/2026).<\/p>\n
The two sources cited by CBS News revealed that Trump\u2019s statement to\nNetanyahu was made during a meeting between the two leaders at Trump\u2019s\nMar-a-Lago resort in Florida in December last year. The information was\nonly made public recently as the US resumed nuclear negotiations with\nIran.<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\nduring a meeting at Mar-a-Lago in December that the president would\nsupport an Israeli strike on Iran\u2019s ballistic missile programme if a\ndeal between Washington and Tehran could not be reached,\u201d CBS News\nreported on Sunday (15\/2) local time.<\/p>\n
According to several other sources cited by CBS News, two months\nlater, discussions among senior US military and intelligence community\nofficials had shifted from whether Israel could launch a strike against\nIran to how Washington could facilitate Tel Aviv\u2019s mission through\ntechnical and diplomatic means.<\/p>\n
Key elements of the proposed cooperation, according to the CBS News\nreport, include mid-air refuelling for Israeli aircraft to extend their\noperational range and the complex task of securing overflight\npermissions from sovereign nations surrounding Iran.<\/p>\n
It remains unclear which countries would grant overflight permission\nfor the US to refuel Israeli aircraft for a potential strike against\nIran.<\/p>\n
Middle Eastern countries such as Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United\nArab Emirates have publicly affirmed that they would not allow their\nairspace to be used for any strikes against Iran or Iranian strikes\nagainst any nation.<\/p>\n
The CBS News report emerged as the US significantly increased its\nmilitary presence in the region, deploying the USS Abraham Lincoln\ncarrier strike group and planning to send the world\u2019s largest aircraft\ncarrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, to the area as well.<\/p>\n
Trump announced on Friday (13\/2) that the USS Gerald R. Ford would\nsoon move towards the region if negotiations between the US and Iran\nfail.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we don\u2019t reach a deal, we\u2019re going to need it. That aircraft\ncarrier will be leaving soon,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The second round of nuclear negotiations between Washington and\nTehran is scheduled for Tuesday (17\/2) in Geneva, Switzerland. The talks\nwill be held indirectly, with Oman acting as mediator.<\/p>\n
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday (15\/2) that Trump\n\u201cprefers diplomacy\u201d regarding Iran.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/trump-told-netanyahu-us-will-support-israeli-strike-on-iran-if-negotiations-fail-1771306972", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }