But the outspoken Benjamin Netanyahu has remained uncharacteristically quiet throughout the current crisis between the U.S. and Iran. The Israeli leader strongly encouraged Trump’s decision last year to withdraw from the nuclear deal. Earlier in this decade, Israeli officials strongly considered attacking Iranian nuclear installations, though doing so would be a difficult task. For now, Israeli officials believe the risk of a direct confrontation with Iran remains unlikely. Israeli officials say the situation on the ground has not changed fundamentally.

Source: National Post May 29, 2019 06:11 UTC