NYT: Israel concerned Trump could stop war suddenly, is trying to wipe out Iran’s arms industry within 48 hours

By Lazar Berman

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25 March 2026, 7:10 pm

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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

US President Donald Trump, right, speaks to reporters as he greets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the president's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, 2025. (AP/Alex Brandon)

Israel is working to urgently hit as many high-priority targets in Iran as it can due to concerns that US President Donald Trump could end the war suddenly, the New York Times reports, citing two senior Israeli officials and two people briefed on the matter.

According to the report, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday instructed the military to take out as much of Iran’s arms industry as possible in the coming 48 hours.

Netanyahu and Israel’s security chiefs do not believe that Trump’s 15-point plan would ensure that the Iranian nuclear and ballistic missile threat is removed.