Netanyahu Reportedly Keeps Iran Strike Option Open Before Election

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly has not ruled out an Israeli strike against Iran before the election if he considers it necessary. The newly published account describes numerous security discussions and visits to sensitive military sites during the preceding week, while Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir reportedly objects to the strike option. The report follows an earlier disclosure of an American request for an Israeli-only operation, rather than a U.S. or joint attack, that has since been halted. The reported position concerns consideration of an option, rather than an announced decision to attack.