The  Israeli Prime Minister, Benyamin Netanyahu, met with the French President, Emmanuel Macron, in Paris last Tuesday for their first official meeting since Netanyahu regained his position. During their meeting, the two leaders discussed at length ways to combat the Iranian nuclear threat. Netanyahu emphasized that deterrence against Iran and its proxies within the Middle East must be strengthened by not only Israel but by all opposers to the Ayatollah’s regime. 

The Prime Minister also said that significant sanctions should be imposed on the Iranian regime, and called for the inclusion of the Revolutionary Guards in the European Union's list of terrorist organizations.

It was reported in the French media resources over the weekend that Israel fears that Iran will obtain nuclear weapons and seeks to establish a military coalition together with the Western powers against Tehran. "On paper, everything is ready. Israel has studied in detail its strategy for attacking Iran. About 3,000 targets have been drawn up, and it wants to act quickly. But there is no question of going into the campaign alone," admitted an anonymous diplomatic source privy to the details.

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Israel's idea, the French source explained, is to find allies. Such a coalition would include France, the United States, and likely some Arab countries, mainly from the Gulf, for which Iran also poses a threat. "Unity is strength. Such an alliance will have a deterrent role. Israel will attack Iran, but Tehran will not be able to respond, because this would be a declaration of war on several countries at the same time," he noted, adding that up until recently, "Paris and Washington completely rejected this possibility and preferred the diplomatic solution against Iran, but the situation has now changed."

Macron’s meeting with Netanyahu and the reports of a possible military coalition comes after the American Secretary of State, Antony Blinken recently stated that the Iranians killed the opportunity to return to the nuclear agreement quickly “many months ago". 

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu is in Paris looking for support for an attack on Iran's nuclear and other weapon programs.

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In a conversation with his British counterpart, James Calverley, Blinken noted there was an opportunity to return to the agreement, it was even approved by all parties involved such as the US, Russia, and even China. Blinken added that "Today the nuclear agreement from 2015 is no longer on the agenda as a practical matter.” Blinken added that the Biden administration is now focused on the protests inside Iran. Analysts believe that the United States sees the popular uprising against the theocratic regime as a means to topple the regime. How this could factor into a justification for joining a coalition to militarily attack Iran remains to be seen.