Israeli officials announced Friday that they would proceed bombing Iran, despite president Donald Trump gave Tehran 2 weeks to scope a diplomatic agreement that would limit the country's atomic programme.
Israel's Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon presented his country's position to the UN safety Council, facing representatives of Iran on Friday who called on the planet to halt Israeli attacks.
— We're not stopping. We will not quit until Iran's atomic threat is eliminated., until the Iranian war device is disarmed, until our citizens are safe,” Danon said.
The Israeli declarations clearly show that Trump's announcement that "within the next 2 weeks" will decide whether to attack Iran's atomic facilities, is an chance for Israel on the 1 hand and, on the another hand, puts force on Iran.
Time to weaken the enemy
Iran has 2 weeks to conclude a diplomatic agreement with the United States that will limit its atomic programme, and possibly others. For Israel, it is simply a time erstwhile it can do as much harm as possible to Iran's atomic and military infrastructure.Before the United States decides to put force on Iran to accept the diplomatic solution.
Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP / AFPIsrael's Permanent typical to the UN Danny Danon speaks at the UN safety Council gathering in Washington, D.C., on 20 June 2025.
The greater the harm Israel will do, the more it will weaken the enemy and increase the chances that Iran will undergo U.S. demands in the diplomatic process. The attacks themselves could endanger the endurance of the muslim government in Iran.
On Friday, Trump told journalists that he was not going to press Israel to halt the attack on Iran, while he was himself wondering what action the United States should take.
— I think it is very hard to ask now,” Trump stated. — If individual wins, it is simply a small harder than erstwhile individual loses, but we are ready, willing and able to act. We talk to Iran and see what happens.
A high-ranking authoritative of the American administration said anonymously that “all options are inactive on the table”. “ The point is to give time to see if things will look different in a fewer weeks,” said the official.
Key 2 weeks
Trump's "two-week" time window was announced on Thursday by White home press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Quoting Trump, she stated that the hold in deciding to join Israel's attack on Iran was due to the fact that "there is simply a crucial chance of negotiations with Iran that may, but request not, take place in the close future".
Trump frequently says he will make a decision within 2 weeks, only to extend the deadline again or never keep it. Yet Israel and Iran believe that the next 2 weeks will be crucial. On Friday, Iranian officials met with European representatives in Geneva trying to revive the diplomatic process. The talks ended with an ambiguous result.
Iranian officials have stated that their participation in future talks will be dependent on Israel's cessation of attacks. any European diplomats have stated that talks should proceed no substance what. They besides called on both sides to deescalate the conflict.
— We invited the Iranian minister to consider negotiations with all parties, including the United States, without waiting to halt the attacks, which we besides want," said French abroad Minister Jean-Noel Barrot.
Israel’s Number 1 Objective
For Israel the most important, but possibly The most hard to accomplish authoritative nonsubjective is to destruct Iran's atomic facility in Ford. This facility is profoundly buried underground, and Israel hopes Trump will join the fight and usage special, powerful American bombs to destruct it.
However, there are concerns, including among Republicans, that Iran can take reprisal action against American assets if the United States engages in conflict at any level, involving America in another war in the mediate East. Trump campaigned to avoid specified wars.
FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP / AFPFrench abroad Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, UK abroad Minister David Lama and Head of EU Diplomacy Kaja Kallas after gathering with Iran's abroad Minister on Tehran's atomic program, Geneva, 20 June 2025.
Israeli Prime Minister Binjamin Netanyahu suggested that Israel has the means to destruct the Fords itself. It is unclear what these methods could trust on, but Israel carries out extended intelligence activities in Iran and frequently surprises even Washington with its capabilities.
Anyway, present and erstwhile Israeli officials have stated that they see no reason why Israel would now retreat from the attacks, despite calls for deescalation from any states.
The more Israel weakens Iran's potential, the little Tehran will be able to carry out retaliatory attacks on Israel or the United States if the second decide to enter the war.
— From the very beginning, Israeli plans have been based on the presumption that we must act alone said anonymously the erstwhile Israeli diplomat acquainted with the situation.
It is unclear whether there is any agreement with Iran that Israel would consider strong enough. Israel's safety circles are very distrustful of the muslim government of Iran, which leads to the belief that Iran will break any agreement. Another outstanding issue is whether the agreement with Iran will apply solely to the atomic programme or reduce the ballistic rocket programme and support for armed groups in the region.
Some analysts say Netanjahu decided to launch an attack on Iran last week due to the fact that he feared that earlier atomic talks between Iran and the Trump administration would consequence in besides weak an agreement.
If the fresh diplomatic action results, Trump may put force on Netanyahu to accept any agreement, possibly even threatening to suspend the supply of weapons and another equipment needed for Israel to defend against Iran.
The war is costly for Israel, which has been fighting on many fronts since October 2023, in peculiar the Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. According to 1 Israeli official, Iran's rocket attacks are like "Russian roulette" to Israeli citizens.
