Israel, US Monitoring Iran and Ready To Renew Strikes If Necessary, Defense Minister Says in Confidential Briefing

TEL AVIV—Defense Minister Israel Katz told lawmakers on Tuesday evening that Israel and the United States are prepared to resume strikes on Iran if the regime attempts to rebuild its nuclear or ballistic missile programs, according to two officials familiar with the briefing. Katz delivered the classified update to members of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv. The meeting came one day after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire ended a 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran. Both countries, according to Katz, believe diplomacy with Tehran is unlikely to succeed and are prepared to enforce the ceasefire through coordinated military pressure if Iran moves to reconstitute its strategic capabilities.

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