• US intelligence reports indicate a high likelihood of an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear program in the coming months, despite questions about the attack’s potential effectiveness.
• Iran’s nuclear program has expanded significantly, with increased uranium enrichment that brings it closer to weapons-grade levels, raising concerns about nuclear weapon development.
• While a military option exists, analysts argue that there is no complete military solution to Iran’s nuclear program, emphasizing the importance of diplomatic efforts and the knowledge Iran has gained.

U.S. intelligence has concluded that the odds of an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear program in the next few months are high, according to major American media, but the jury is out on whether Israel can destroy its archfoe’s nuclear facilities on its own.

Iran is widely believed to be at its weakest and most vulnerable in decades, mostly due to Israeli actions in the past year that severely damaged Tehran’s regional network and weakened its air defenses and missile production capabilities.

This assessment is “not strange” because the possibility has been floated for months, specifically following Israeli strikes on Iran last October, according to Hamidreza Azizi, a fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs.

“But this now being reported by major outlets could be linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s approach toward Iran, which is a mixture of a desire to strike a nuclear deal while threatening military action,” he told RFE/RL’s Radio Farda.

Potential Israeli Attack

The Israeli attack last October was in response to the Islamic republic launching 200 ballistic missiles, which penetrated Israel’s formidable air defenses but caused little damage.

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