Trump told Netanyahu he would support strikes on Iran missiles, sources say

President Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting astatine Mar-a-Lago successful December that the president would enactment Israeli strikes connected Iran's ballistic rocket programme if a woody betwixt Washington and Tehran could not beryllium reached, according to 2 sources acquainted with the substance who spoke to CBS News connected information of anonymity to sermon nationalist information issues. 

Two months later, CBS News has learned that interior discussions betwixt elder figures successful the U.S. subject and quality assemblage person started to contemplate the anticipation of supporting a caller circular of Israeli strikes connected Iran. American deliberations person focused little connected whether Israel could enactment than connected however the United States mightiness assist, including the proviso of aerial refueling for Israeli craft and the delicate substance of securing overflight support from countries on the imaginable route, said 2 different U.S. officials with cognition of the matter. 

It's not wide what countries would assistance overflight support for the U.S. to refuel Israeli craft for a imaginable strike. Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates person each publically said they would not let their airspace to beryllium utilized for immoderate strikes connected Iran oregon Iranian strikes connected immoderate different country. 

But the ongoing conversations wrong the nationalist information apparatus coincided with a disposable amusement of unit from the United States towards Iran. On Thursday, CBS News reported that a 2nd U.S. craft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford and its flotilla of warships, would beryllium dispatched to the Middle East, joining an already important American presence. Four U.S. officials said the bearer onslaught radical is expected to redeploy from the Caribbean, a question that would spot formidable firepower wrong scope of Iran astatine a infinitesimal of heightened strain. 

All of it comes arsenic the Trump medication pursues negotiations with Tehran implicit its atomic program. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu remains openly skeptical of diplomacy with Iran and flew to Washington past Wednesday for talks with President Trump. Netanyahu released aggregate statements insisting that immoderate Iran accord see restrictions connected ballistic missiles and backing of proxies successful the region, issues that would widen immoderate woody beyond the atomic programme itself.

Iranian officials person signaled a conditional willingness to curb immoderate uranium enrichment successful speech for alleviation from punishing economical sanctions, but it is unclear what that looks similar and talks person yet to nutrient immoderate written agreement. 

The U.S. and Iran are expected to clasp a 2nd circular of atomic talks successful Geneva connected Tuesday successful an effort to scope a woody that prevents war, Axios reported. Iranian authorities media is reporting that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his delegation are connected their mode to Geneva for the indirect talks, according to the Associated Press. 

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that helium has "made wide helium prefers diplomacy" connected Iran, and helium confirmed that U.S. envoy Steve Wiktoff and Jared Kushner are traveling "to person important meetings" with Iran.

"We'll spot however that comes out," helium added.

Mr. Trump, speaking astatine the White House connected Friday, framed the bearer deployment arsenic prudent security if negotiations betwixt the United States and Iran fail. By shifting further naval powerfulness into the region, Mr. Trump appears intent connected sharpening the leverage down his demands.