Israel prepares updated list of targets in Iran in case talks fail

Israel has approved an updated target list of energy and infrastructure sites in Iran in preparation for a contingency scenario in which US diplomatic talks fail, two Israeli sources told CNN.

“Israel is awaiting Trump’s decision on the next steps, but we have additional plans for the upcoming weeks pending an American green light,” one of the sources, an Israeli security official, said.

Israel is highly sceptical that a deal is achievable, the other Israeli source said. He added that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has conveyed his concerns about possible ceasefire agreements in recent discussions with US President Donald Trump, stressing that Israel believes any ceasefire must require Iran to hand over all of its enriched uranium and commit to a complete halt of its enrichment activities.

Netanyahu and Trump talked on the phone Sunday evening following the rescue of the two American pilots shot down over Iran. The Israeli source who was briefed on the conversation said the two leaders discussed diplomatic prospects as well as further military coordination between Israel and the US in Iran.