Israel warned the United States (US) that they could launch their own attack on Iran in relation to the ballistic missile threat, according to a report by The Jerusalem Post daily, quoting Israeli defense officials.
"We have told the Americans that we will attack ourselves if Iran crosses the red line we set regarding ballistic missiles," the source said, as quoted by The Jerusalem Post, Sunday, February 8.
According to the report, Israeli officials told their counterparts in the US that Iran's ballistic missile development and production program is an existential threat to the authorities.
In recent weeks, Israel's intention to thwart Iran's missile development plans has been conveyed to the US military through various channels, the report said.
The Israeli military is said to have prepared operational plans, including the option of attacking Iran's main production facilities.
On Friday, negotiations between the US and Iran on Iran's nuclear program mediated by Oman were held in Muscat after having been stalled for several months.
In January, US President Donald Trump said a "big armada" was heading to Iran. He added his hope that Tehran would be willing to negotiate and sign an agreement that he called "fair and balanced".
Trump also warned that if an agreement is not reached on Iran's nuclear program, any future US attack on the country would be much worse than previous attacks.
Iran denies any military dimension to its nuclear program.
In June, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said his agency had not seen concrete evidence that Iran had an active nuclear weapons program.
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