Minister Ze'ev Elkin said Friday that Israel cannot reach a deal with Iran and that the United States is beginning to understand this. He added that Israel is prepared for any scenario and ready to return to fighting immediately.
Minister Ze'ev Elkin on Friday reiterated his skepticism about the prospects of a US-Iran agreement, stating that Israel cannot reach a deal with Tehran and that the Trump administration is beginning to grasp this reality. "We are prepared for any scenario and ready to return to fighting immediately," Elkin said. The remarks come amid a weeks-long diplomatic push by Washington to secure a memorandum of understanding with Iran, a process that has drawn sharp criticism from Israeli officials. As The Zioneer reported, Elkin previously argued that Israel should be able to say no to the US (June 23) and that greater gains on the Iran front were possible if the US were as determined as Israel (June 24). The White House has acknowledged that the MOU could fail, and Israeli assessments indicate that the likelihood of a return to full-scale fighting grows if no deal is reached soon. Elkin's statement aligns with a broader Israeli security posture of preparing for escalation, with the government having instructed the IDF to continue developing target banks for a potential future confrontation.
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