US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explored all paths to curb Iran’s nuclear project in their meeting, including diplomacy, economic pressure and force, a senior Israeli official said on Wednesday.
Netanyahu did not tell Trump that Israel’s preference was for an attack on Iran, the official said in a briefing with reporters after the two men met in the White House on Tuesday.
“In the end, it’s his decision,” the official said of Trump. Trump has three options and all three were discussed at length, the official said: “A deal, continuing the blockade and economic pressures, and a massive strike.”
The official said that there were signs Iran’s clerical rulers have been rattled by rising inflation and public frustration but that the impact on the global economy and oil markets was also a consideration. –Agencies
