Hours after Donald Trump announced that the $4 billion annual aid to Israel would be halted, the New York Times reported a development with respect to the US, Israel and their allies’ joint operation against Iran.
The report claims that Israel has warned US officials that they think Iran is developing technology with which it can use chemical weapons in missiles. Tehran is also exploring other ways of delivering chemical weapons, Israeli intelligence believes. But as the midterms came close, Trump’s stance on the war in Iran changed significantly. In Israel, Israeli news outlet The Times of Israel, reached out to the administration in Tel Aviv about the specifics of the threat. They declined to provide any details.
Israel’s intelligence agencies have shared with the US and its other allies in the Middle East that Iran is allegedly planning to use chemical weapons against them, according to the New York Times. On Monday, the day before polling for the midterms, Trump indicated that peace talks “could happen,” telling Axios in an interview that he is “in no rush” to strike Iran after the midterm elections. Separately, JD Vance said that he has had “good conversations” with Tehran about a potential peace deal. “Israel is following closely every threat from the Iranian terror regime, and is ready to confront them,” an official in the Israel administration told The Times of Israel.
The report comes in the backdrop of earlier reports about Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urging the Trump to launch a renewed attack on Iran.
