With concerns mounting globally over the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran, Yoav Gallant, Israel’s former defense minister, has urged the United States to carry out a targeted military strike to eliminate the final and most protected element of Iran’s nuclear program: the Fordow enrichment plant.
In a co-authored opinion piece with historian Niall Ferguson published in The Times of London, Gallant asserted that while Israel has done the bulk of the work to thwart Iran’s nuclear ambitions, only the United States possesses the tools necessary to eliminate the Fordow facility.

President Trump delivered harsh criticism of the U.S. intelligence apparatus on Friday, accusing it of underestimating Iran’s nuclear capabilities. He told reporters that, in his view, Iran now possesses a “tremendous amount” of enriched uranium and could potentially produce a nuclear weapon in a matter of weeks.
His remarks appeared to contradict earlier testimony from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who in March told Congress that Iran was not currently developing a nuclear weapon.
When asked by a reporter in Bedminster, New Jersey, “What intelligence do you have that Iran is building a weapon? Your intelligence community said they have no evidence that they are at this point,” Trump responded firmly.

As the security situation in Israel continues to evolve, the United States Embassy is exploring possible options to assist American citizens who wish to leave the country.
Chaim V’Chessed has learned that the Embassy is considering organizing flights or sea transport to evacuate U.S. nationals. While no official announcement has yet been made, the Embassy is currently collecting information from Americans in Israel who are seeking to depart.

TRUMP: “If there’s an attack [on U.S. assets], we’ll know almost immediately, with modern equipment, who made the attack — and those people will be very, very unhappy.”

POTUS: “We’re ready, willing, and able. We’ve been speaking to Iran and we’ll see what happens.”

POTUS: on Iran: “I’m giving them a period of time — and I would say two weeks would be the maximum.”

Despite Iran’s rapidly growing stockpile of enriched uranium, which intelligence experts say cannot plausibly be used for civilian purposes, American intelligence agencies continue to diverge from Israel’s more urgent assessment that Tehran is actively working toward building a nuclear weapon, according to a report published Thursday.
As detailed by The New York Times, the Mossad estimates that Iran could put together a nuclear weapon in just 15 days. U.S. intelligence, however, maintains a more cautious timeline, suggesting that Iran would require several months to a year to build a bomb—and that, as of now, it has not taken definitive steps to begin that process.

Israel kicked off Operation “Rising Lion” last Friday, launching a sweeping military assault that dealt a major blow to Iran’s leadership and nuclear infrastructure. The first wave of attacks successfully targeted high-ranking members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and key players in Tehran’s atomic program.
In a surprising detail, the Jerusalem Post reports, the component of the mission aimed at Iran’s nuclear scientists was codenamed “Narnia” by Israeli forces—a reference to the fantasy realm, underscoring how bold and unlikely such a strike might have seemed before it was executed.