During recent meetings, senior Israeli military officials warned their American counterparts that Iran's ballistic missile program poses no less an existential threat to Israel than its nuclear program and that Tel Aviv is ready to act alone if necessary, security sources told The Jerusalem Post.
According to them, the Israeli side has emphasized that it will not allow Iran to restore strategic weapons systems on a scale that threatens Israel's existence, and reserves the right to choose its own course of action. Israeli military officials have shared with their American counterparts operational concepts to reduce the effectiveness of the missile program, including strikes on key production facilities, The Jerusalem Post reported.
“We told the Americans that we would strike ourselves if Iran crossed the red line we have set for ballistic missiles“, the source told the publication, adding that Israel has not yet reached that threshold but is constantly monitoring developments in Iran.
An Israeli military official described the current moment as a “historic opportunity“ to strike a significant blow to Iran's missile infrastructure and neutralize active threats to Israel and neighboring countries, The Jerusalem Post noted.