Netanyahu to brief Trump on new plans to strike Iran

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to brief US President Donald Trump next week on Iran’s expansion of its ballistic missile program and on options for military strikes.

NBC News reported on Saturday that the meeting had been confirmed by a person with direct knowledge of the plans and by four former US officials briefed on the matter.

Israeli officials announced that a meeting between Netanyahu and Trump was set to occur on December 29, where, according to the sources cited by NBC, the prime minister will present the argument that Iran’s expansion of its ballistic missile program poses a threat to the entire region, including various US interests.

This comes a week after Trump hinted at potential talks with Iran while also warning the country against reconstituting either its ballistic missile or nuclear programs.

“But if they do want to come back without a deal, then we’re going to obliterate that one, too,” Trump said. “You know, we can knock out their missiles very quickly; we have great power.”