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Israel 'does not inform' US of its attacks on Iran nuclear sites: report
are largely concealing information from Israel's main ally, the US, regarding , intelligence officials have told CNN.
is increasingly taking matters into its own hands withÌýits ramped-up attacks on and , as well as itsÌýoperations within Iranian borders, theÌýformer and current officials told the American news network.
Israel does not inform the US of in time and seldom acknowledges them, and the has generally abstained from interfering with Israel’s alleged sabotage and assassination activities, the officials said.
The CNN report comes as US President , as well as the occupied West Bank, as part of his first trip to the Middle East since becoming president.Ìý
Both Israel and Saudi Arabia want the US to better constrain Iran amid stalled talks over reviving a 2015 nuclear deal, the report said.
Tensions between arch-foes Iran and Israel have spiked since the killing ofÌýRevolutionary Guards commander last month, which Tehran has blamed on Tel Aviv.
Iranian state media confirmed earlier this week that , whose nationalities have not been specified,Ìýwill be tried for 'plans to assassinate scientists'.Ìý
Israel is staunchly against Iran's nuclear programme and has pledged to prevent Tehran from ever acquiring a nuclear bomb.
It is thought to have carried out a series of assassinations and cyber attacks in an attempt to sabotage Tehran's nuclear programme, including the high-profile assassination ofÌýÌýin November 2020.
´¡Ìý from the Wall Street JournalÌýsaid last week that IsraelÌýsecretly coordinates with the United States in itsÌýairstrikes against Iranian targets.
American officials have for years reviewed Israeli missions on Iranian targets in Syria for approval, WSJ said, citing anonymous officials.