WSJ: Trump didn’t object when told by PM that Israel will strike Iran if work on nukes resumes

US President Donald Trump didn’t object when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told him this week that Israel may strike Iran again if the Islamic Republic restarts work on a nuclear weapon, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The report, which says Trump told the premier he favors a diplomatic resolution, adds that the US president is hoping to use the threat of further attacks to coax Iran to sign a deal barring it from developing an atomic bomb.

But it also says Netanyahu could face pressure from Trump not to strike Iran in order to preserve diplomatic talks, while quoting a senior Israeli official who says Jerusalem wouldn’t necessarily ask for an explicit American green light before attacking.

The official also says that Israel can prevent Iran from making a dash toward nuclear weapons in the short run, and also has intelligence on where Tehran could covertly try to resume its atomic program.