According to a report by the Times of Israel on Wednesday 18 February, 2026, tensions between United States and Iran may be edging toward something far more serious, according to former Israeli intelligence chief Amos Yadlin.
Speaking in an interview with Channel 12, Yadlin – who once led IDF Military Intelligence and now runs a national security consultancy – stated that the possibility of military action is no longer theoretical.
“Last week I allowed myself to fly to the Munich Security Conference. I would think twice about flying [abroad from Israel] this weekend,” he said.
The comment, half-cautionary and half-revealing, captured the mood he described: closer to confrontation than before, though not necessarily on the brink of immediate war. A global power, he noted in essence, does not launch into conflict overnight. There are diplomatic channels to pursue, and they are not yet exhausted.
However, he painted a picture of internal debate in Washington. Many officials are uneasy about the prospect of a strike. Even within the Pentagon, he implied, there is uncertainty about what such an operation would ultimately accomplish. The president, however, appears resolute. Public declarations that all options remain available, Yadlin suggested, are not empty rhetoric but rest on tangible military positioning – naval and aerial deployments that signal credibility rather than bluster.
His remarks came as American and Iranian negotiators met for a second round of talks. Yet alongside the diplomacy, the military buildup has been visible. Open-source flight tracking accounts reported a surge of US aircraft heading toward the region within a single day, including advanced fighter jets and aerial refueling planes…..See More
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