US Intelligence Believes Israel Planning to Attack Iranian Nuclear Sites in 2025, Reports Say

© AP Photo / Atomic Energy Organization of IranThis photo released Nov. 5, 2019, by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, shows centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran.
This photo released Nov. 5, 2019, by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, shows centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 13.02.2025
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - In the final days of the administration of former US President Joe Biden, intelligence agencies released a report concluding that Israel was considering launching large-scale strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities in 2025, taking advantage of Iran's weakness, a report said on Wednesday.
US intelligence has found out that Israel is planning to strike Iran's nuclear facilities in 2025, The Wall Street Journal newspaper reported, citing officials familiar with intelligence reports.
In addition, Israel is expected to push US President Donald Trump's administration to support large-scale strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, as it believes that Trump is more likely to agree with them than ex-President Joe Biden, and fears that the opportunity to stop Iran's alleged efforts to produce nuclear weapons is slipping away, the report noted.
The US intelligence community reportedly released a second report in the early days of the Trump administration, reiterating that Israel is considering such strikes on Iran.
An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) speed boat is sailing along the Persian Gulf during the IRGC marine parade, which is commemorating the Persian Gulf National Day, near the Bushehr nuclear power plant in the seaport city of Bushehr, Bushehr province, in the south of Iran, on April 29, 2024.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 04.01.2025
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