Israeli intelligence assessments are sounding an urgent alarm: Iran could rebuild its ballistic missile arsenal to as many as 2,000 missiles within weeks if left unchecked. As Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to meet Donald Trump in Washington, Israeli officials say the pace of Tehran’s recovery following the recent conflict has accelerated faster than anticipated. While diplomatic talks with Iran resumed in Oman, Jerusalem remains deeply concerned that negotiations narrowly focused on nuclear enrichment risk ignoring the rapidly expanding missile threat aimed squarely at Israel and the wider region.

Netanyahu is expected to press the case that Iran’s ballistic missile program cannot be separated from its nuclear ambitions. Israeli officials argue that missiles are the delivery mechanism that turns theoretical capability into immediate danger. Iran, for its part, has pushed to confine talks to nuclear issues alone, resisting efforts to include missile development or regional aggression. Behind the scenes, Israeli and American military and intelligence leaders have intensified coordination, underscoring Jerusalem’s insistence on preserving freedom of action should diplomacy fail to curb Tehran’s momentum.

SOURCE: WIN