Netanyahu Pressures Trump to Strike Iran Before Israeli Election; Hegseth and CENTCOM Back Renewed War

Intensive, secret consultations between Washington and Tel Aviv have taken place over a large-scale joint military operation against Iran's strategic and nuclear sites ahead of Israel's parliamentary elections and the US congressional midterms. The risky plan, whose details Axios has revealed, shows the Israeli prime minister trying to exploit claims that the Kolang Gaz underground site near Natanz has been activated.

Intensive and confidential consultations between the heads of Washington and Tel Aviv regarding the implementation of a large and joint military operation against Iran's strategic and nuclear centers have been conducted before the Israeli parliamentary elections and the mid-term elections of the US Congress. A risky plan whose dimensions have been disclosed by the Axios news site and shows that the Prime Minister of the Zionist regime is trying to drag the White House into a war gamble under the pretext of claiming the activation of the Kahlang underground site near Natanz, although the internal divisions between Trump and his advisors, as well as the fear of the Israeli army generals from Tehran's barrage of ballistic missiles and the possible postponement of the elections, have put this scenario in a state of suspense and ambiguity.

According to Ambassador Arjan, Axios news website wrote in an exclusive report written by Barak Ravid that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump discussed the possibility of starting a joint and comprehensive operation against Iran's military and nuclear targets before the November 5th (October 27th) Knesset elections and the November 12th (November 3rd) American elections.

According to two American officials and an Israeli source, Netanyahu has claimed during these conversations that Tel Aviv intelligence reports indicate that Iran is taking worrisome steps to rebuild various parts of its peaceful nuclear program.

The main focus of Tel Aviv's alleged concerns is the possibility of starting uranium enrichment activities in the impenetrable Kahlang facility deep in the southern rocks of the Natanz site.

These sensitive phone calls were made before Trump's public statement that he would not attack Iran until November 12, but security sources report that the armies of the two countries are still on full alert to be ready for an attack if Trump suddenly changes his mind.

An American official revealed in this regard: "It seems that Bibi desperately wants to start the war again; He has talked to the president several times about this and Trump has told him to go and prepare, but there is no definite commitment; The order to go and prepare in Trump's lexicon means maybe now, maybe later, maybe never.

In response to this report, a White House spokesman called the discussion about the resumption of war completely false and emphasized that the president had specified the non-attack before the November 12 election, while Netanyahu's office announced that the prime minister is in constant contact with Trump, but does not comment on the content of confidential conversations.

Camp David meeting and impasse in Trump's decision-making circle

The Axios report revealed the secret meeting of senior members of Trump's national security cabinet at Camp David on Friday, October 11 (October 2). A several-hour meeting was devoted to examining the next steps in the war and assessing the scenario of repeated attacks.

A senior Israeli official acknowledged that Trump was initially strongly inclined to order the attack, but over time he hesitated and slipped into an intermediate position.

Within the US government, Pete Hegst, the US Secretary of Defense, along with the CENTCOM Central Command, are the staunchest supporters of returning to heavy attacks and bombing infrastructure in Iran.

On the contrary, most of the political and economic advisers of the White House argue that the so-called "economic exclusion" campaign and the financial-sea blockade of Tehran have left deeper results and the same strategy of suffocation should continue without firing a shot.

The fear of the Israeli army from the barrage of Iranian missiles and the postponement of the elections

Strategic studies show that entering this battle brings a crushing political and security burden for Tel Aviv.

General Eyal Zamir, Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Army, warned about the consequences of a full-scale conflict within the next three weeks during his conversation with General Dan Kane, the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff.

According to informed sources, Zamir has stated that the start of the battle in this period of time will definitely lead to the firing of hundreds of Iranian ballistic missiles deep into the occupied territories; A devastating response that will most likely postpone Israel's November 5th parliamentary elections.

This issue has put the Israeli generals in a tight spot; Because the early operation of the ballot boxes is considered as a propaganda tool to serve Netanyahu's electoral interests and hurts the neutrality of the army.

On the other hand, the observers of the White House believe that Netanyahu sees his victory in the elections as dependent on maintaining the position of a "wartime prime minister", while in internal meetings with the heads of the Mossad and Shabak, he claimed that the initiative for this plan was brought up by Trump, and he only gave a positive answer.

Meanwhile, Trump on Tuesday, repeating his usual threatening rhetoric, said that Washington will soon make a decision about Iran; Meanwhile, Qatari mediators are still waiting for Tehran's response to Washington's proposed draft to stop the conflicts; The draft, which Western diplomats call a plan between life and death, whose goal is to force Tehran to retreat to the negotiating table.