Mossad chief returns from US after meeting Ratcliffe, Witkoff on Iran, will update security cabinet
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Mossad chief returns from US after meeting Ratcliffe, Witkoff on Iran, will update security cabinet
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Mossad chief Roman Gofman returns from the his visit to the US and is participating in this evening’s security cabinet meeting, according to Hebrew media reports.
This will be first security cabinet meeting since Israel’s election last month.
Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture
The article presents the evening's security cabinet meeting only as the first since the election. Ynet, which the article itself cites, reported that the cabinet could potentially authorise military action against Iran at that meeting, and that the caretaker government was weighing military options during a transition of power.
How we know
- Ynet News (English) reported“At Sunday's meeting, the cabinet could potentially authorize military action against Iran, which could be designated either as a war or a military operation.”Mossad chief returns from US Iran talks as Israeli security cabinet convenes (opens in a new tab)
During his trip, Gofman met with his American counterpart, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, in Washington, and then flew to Miami to meet with top White House envoy Steve Witkoff.
According to Maariv, the meetings focused on “Iran and its effect on Israeli security.”
Gofman is expected to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu privately after the cabinet meeting, according to Ynet.
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