As U.S. National Security Adviser Tom Donilon arrived in Saturday night to discuss the Iranian nuclear issue with top Israeli officials, a U.S. official has told Haaretz that all the messages from Israel in recent months pointed to the likelihood of an Israeli strike on Iran.
Donilon is set to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and advisers on Sunday, as part of preparations for Netanyahu's scheduled visit to Washington, D.C. next month, which will include a meeting with President Barack Obama.
That visit is also expected to focus on Tehran's nuclear program, as well as U.S. concerns that Israel is planning to attack Iranian atomic facilities within a few months.
Speaking to Haaretz on condition of anonymity, a senior U.S. official said that in the past six months the messages reaching Washington from Jerusalem have increasingly pointed to the likelihood of an Israeli strike, more so than in the previous two years. "We think that Israel still has not decided whether to attack or not, but it is clear to us that it is being considered seriously," he said.
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