Iran ‘Boosts’ Air Defence As US Intel Reveals Israeli ‘Preparation’ For Attack On Tehran Nuke Sites

Israel is said to be making preparations to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, as per a US intelligence assessment. Such a strike by the Israeli PM would be a brazen break with ally US president Donald Trump, who is pursuing a diplomatic deal with Tehran on its nuclear programme.US officials caution it’s not clear that Israeli leaders have made a final decision, CNN reported, citing the American intelligence report. However, they add that “the chance of an Israeli strike on an Iranian nuclear facility has gone up significantly in recent months.” “The prospect of a Trump-negotiated US-Iran deal that doesn’t remove all of Iran’s uranium makes the chance of a strike more likely”, the US officials added.As per US officials, intercepted Israeli communications and observations of Israeli military movements suggest an imminent strike, CNN wrote. Among the military preparations the US has observed are the movement of air munitions and the completion of an air exercise.Trump has publicly threatened military action against Iran if his efforts to negotiate a new nuclear deal to limit Tehran’s nuclear programme fail. n18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTIONNETANYAHU TRAPPED ‘BETWEEN ROCK AND HARD PLACE’US BOLSTERS MILITARY POSTUREIRAN ‘RAMPS UP’ DEFENCESISRAEL NETS TWO FOR ‘SPYING’ ON DEFENCE MINISTER