A few hours after the Israeli defense minister left for the United States, a senior US official was quoted tonight (Wednesday to Thursday) as saying that Bnei Gantz's meeting with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken would discuss the option of conducting military exercises to prepare for the worst-case scenario. Iranian nuclear facilities.
According to the senior official, the two will discuss the possibility of raising this issue if diplomacy efforts fail and if their leaders instruct them to do so.
The same senior official declined to give further details on the potential for military deployment.
"We are in this bad business because Iran's nuclear program is advancing to a point that is beyond any conventional rationale," he told Reuters.
Before taking off, Ganz said: "I am going on an important visit to the United States, our best friend, to meet with Secretary of Defense Austin and Secretary of State Blinken. "The world, for the region and seeks to become an existential threat to Israel. In the meetings, we will discuss the possible courses of action to ensure the cessation of its attempt to reach a nuclear space and thus expand its activities in the region."
As you may recall, the nuclear talks in Vienna are expected to resume today.
They will also be attended by Rob Mali, the special envoy of US President Biden on Iranian affairs.
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