Report: Dermer urged US to consider use of ‘bunker busters’ on Iran nuclear sites

In recent talks in Washington, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer pressed top American officials to consider deploying powerful “bunker buster” bombs against Iran’s fortified nuclear sites, The Washingon Post reports, citing former Israeli and American intelligence officials familiar with the discussions.

The Dermer profile piece also notes that after Trump’s election win last November, Dermer met with him at Mar-a-Lago in a lengthy session that also included Jared Kushner and businessman Steve Witkoff, now involved Trump’s Middle East envoy. The meeting, initiated by Dermer, aimed to lay the groundwork for a renewed US-Israeli regional agenda, according to several Israeli officials.

The report also says that despite growing internal criticism of the government’s handling of the war and hostages, Dermer’s allies maintain that his broader strategy remains on course. They dismiss Saudi calls for a Palestinian state as a condition to normalization as posturing, and express confidence that Dermer’s close ties with Gulf leaders and with Trump will soon lead to a diplomatic breakthrough with Riyadh.