A report by Yaron Avraham (N12) reveals deep concern in Jerusalem that President Trump is losing interest in coordination with Israel and may soon restrict IDF operations in Gaza and Yemen as well as the Iran sphere. The report claims there is broad consensus in the security cabinet that the emerging US-Iran deal is a catastrophe, with a senior cabinet official quoted as saying Israel must be ready to act alone.
A detailed report from N12 correspondent Yaron Avraham, published Friday afternoon, pulls back the curtain on what it describes as the most severe crisis in US-Israel relations under the current administration. The report states that Washington is convinced that Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir are steering Prime Minister Netanyahu's policy on Iran and blocking President Trump's efforts to exhaust diplomatic avenues before a deal.
However, the report claims that in Jerusalem there is a sweeping consensus across the security cabinet that the emerging agreement with Iran to limit its nuclear program is a 'catastrophe,' and not merely a dispute driven by the coalition's right flank. A senior cabinet official is quoted telling N12: 'Trump has lost interest. We will have to be ready to act alone.'
The report also warns that Israel is bracing for restrictions on IDF operations not only vis-à-vis Iran but also in Gaza and Yemen, as Washington seeks to de-escalate regional fronts. The report is the latest in a series of Zioneer bulletins tracing the growing rift: last Sunday, N12's Amit Segal reported that Netanyahu was bracing for his toughest confrontation with a US president yet. Earlier this week, the desk covered Trump's public statement that 'Netanyahu is on board' with the deal — a claim Jerusalem has not confirmed. A senior American official told reporters on June 10 that Trump was losing patience, warning of 'violent assaults on Iran's infrastructure.' The N12 report Friday represents the most specific on-record warning yet that operational freedom on all fronts may be curtailed.
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