🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷⚡️ — Former senior U.S. national security official Brett McGurk told CBS that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested striking Iran’s nuclear facilities in December 2024, while negotiations over the release of hostages in Gaza were underway.

McGurk said U.S. officials were concerned after the 2024 election that Iran might attempt to rapidly develop a nuclear weapon and had agreed that the U.S. would strike Fordow if such a move were detected.

He said Washington saw no evidence Iran had taken that step and warned Tehran not to attempt it, while Netanyahu was nevertheless “clearly contemplating” military action.