The current Israeli government, President Barack Obama, and many Members of Congress have similar concerns about Iran’s nuclear program.
It is unclear what the ultimate effect of a strike would be on the likelihood of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. By all accounts, such an attack could have considerable regional and global security, political, and economic repercussions, not least for the United States, Israel, and their bilateral relationship. These include, but are not limited to, the views of and relationships among Israeli leaders the views of the Israeli public U.S., regional, and international stances and responses as perceived and anticipated by Israel Israeli estimates of the potential effectiveness and risks of a possible strike and responses Israeli leaders anticipate from Iran and Iranian-allied actors-including Hezbollah and Hamas-regionally and internationally.įor Congress, the potential impact-short- and long-term-of an Israeli decision regarding Iran and its implementation is a critical issue of concern. This report analyzes key factors that may influence Israeli political decisions relating to a possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. Today, Israeli officials generally view the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran as an unacceptable threat to Israeli security-with some describing it as an existential threat. Twice in Israel’s history, it has conducted air strikes aimed at halting or delaying what Israeli policymakers believed to be efforts to acquire nuclear weapons by a Middle Eastern state-destroying Iraq’s Osirak reactor in 1981 and a facility the Israelis identified as a reactor under construction in Syria in 2007. Several published reports indicate that top Israeli decisionmakers are seriously considering whether to order a military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, and if so, when.
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