⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱 — US-Israeli contacts reportedly show Washington demanding Israel, not US forces, strike Iran. A senior Israeli official described the US stance as erratic and confused, shifting daily between supporting an attack and ruling it out before US midterms, hindering planning. Trump initially instructed Israel to strike before elections to shift political risk away from Washington, though the US has since backed away, leaving the proposal stalled, according to Maariv.

➡️ PM Benjamin Netanyahu has not ruled out a strike. He has held security consultations and visited military sites, keeping a pre-election attack as an option. Israel has prepared extensively for potential escalation with Iran.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir warned US officials such an operation would delay Israeli elections. Maariv assesses Zamir faces internal confrontation in security forums, as Shin Bet, Mossad, and National Security Council heads are aligned with Netanyahu.

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