Israel Awaits US Approval for Major Military Strike on Iran
Israel's defence minister has stated publicly that Israel is awaiting a green light from the United States to launch a major military strike against Iran, using the incendiary phrase of returning Iran to the Stone Age. The declaration represents one of the most explicit public signals of imminent military intent toward Iran from an Israeli cabinet official in recent memory.
The statement dramatically escalates regional tensions at a moment when US-Iran nuclear negotiations remain unresolved and the broader Middle East security architecture is already under severe strain. Israeli officials have long maintained the right to pre-emptive military action against Iran's nuclear programme, but the framing of awaiting American authorisation introduces a new and direct dimension of US-Israeli military coordination in such an operation.
Washington has not publicly responded to the Israeli defence minister's remarks. The statement is likely to generate intense diplomatic activity across the Gulf, Europe, and among global powers with interests in regional stability, including Pakistan, which shares a border with Iran and relies on it for energy transit.
Analysts warn that any large-scale Israeli military action against Iran would carry catastrophic consequences for regional stability, global energy markets, and international shipping lanes, particularly the Strait of Hormuz through which a significant share of global oil supplies pass.
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