President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States would consider striking Iran’s underground Fordo nuclear facility if necessary to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, according to Israeli journalist Barak Ravid, The Times of Israel reported.

Ravid, citing Israeli officials, said Trump relayed this position to Netanyahu during several recent phone calls. The Fordo site, buried deep underground near the Iranian city of Qom, is believed to be difficult for Israel’s military to effectively destroy without American support.

“The Fordo facility may be beyond Israel’s military capabilities to destroy without outside assistance,” Ravid said, noting the strategic dilemma for Jerusalem as it intensifies a new campaign against Iranian military and nuclear targets.

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