Israeli officials and media report renewed conflict with Iran is being actively considered despite an unstable deadlock. The United States is backing away from threats to resume bombing Iran without a peace deal, while Israeli political figures are reportedly eager for renewed hostilities. A right-wing Israeli TV anchor claimed to reveal confidential plans for an attack on Tehran, including a purported uranium storage facility, prompting criticism from members of parliament and later claims the remarks were hypothetical. Analysts say Israel is unlikely to restart conflict without US permission, which may not arrive quickly. Netanyahu reportedly met with Trump and chaired a security cabinet meeting to discuss renewing the conflict. Iran’s deterrence strategy and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have reduced US appetite for a costly war. The April 8 ceasefire has become politically damaging for Netanyahu, with opposition leaders using it against him.
"Israeli officials and media indicate renewed conflict with Iran is being actively considered despite a shaky deadlock. While the United States backs away from threats to resume bombing Iran if it does not agree to a peace deal, Israel's political establishment is reportedly itching for war. Shimon Riklin, an anchor for the right-wing Israeli Channel 14, blurted out apparently confidential plans about a renewed attack on Tehran, which included the location of what he claimed was a uranium storage facility that could be targeted."
"Members of the Israeli parliament roundly criticised Riklin's supposed revelations, leading the anchor to say his comments were purely hypothetical. Still, despite broad agreement that Israel is eager to restart hostilities, it is unlikely to be able to do so without US permission. That does not look like it will be quick in coming. Reports of a call overnight between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump over Washington's push for a truce irrespective of Israeli concerns left the Israeli leader reportedly with his hair on fire."
"This week, Israeli media reported that Netanyahu chaired the second meeting of his security cabinet to discuss renewing the conflict with Iran. Despite billions of dollars in Israeli and US ordnance thrown at Iran, the government in Tehran remains in place. Iran's deterrence strategy of striking regional states and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz has dented the US's appetite for renewing a costly and perhaps unremitting war against Tehran."
"For Netanyahu, the April 8 ceasefire agreed with little Israeli involvement has proven politically costly and, analysts say, unnerved a public conditioned to view Iran as an existential threat. Opposition leader Yair Lapid and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett have used the ceasefire as political currency in their attacks on Netanyahu. Lapid described the truce as one of the greatest political disaster"
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