Israel Drops Statement on Plans to Resume War with Iran: “We Can’t Accept Iran’s Missile Threat

As stated in a report by the Times of Israel, on Friday, December 12, 2025, Israel announced that it cannot endure Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities for much longer. The country is urging the United States to work together in defining clear boundaries and possible future measures against the Islamic Republic.

“This is a threat that Israel cannot accept for an extended period, and we need to collaborate with the Americans on establishing red lines and future actions, potentially even soon,” a source informed Al-Monitor, highlighting Jerusalem’s increasing concern about Iran’s missile developments.

This alert arises as Israel reevaluates the success of its attacks during the 12-day conflict with Iran in June. Recent intelligence shows that the harm done to Iran’s ballistic missile operations was not as significant as previously thought, with Tehran still possessing around 2,000 heavy ballistic missiles, which is about the same quantity it had prior to the war.

Major General Shlomi Binder, who leads the IDF military intelligence, briefed US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz on the current situation earlier this week, based on information from Al-Monitor. This conversation illustrates Israel’s renewed aim to gain American support for actions against Iran’s military capabilities.

The report indicates that the latest findings suggesting that Iran’s missile inventory remains largely untouched despite Israeli military actions have raised worries in Jerusalem regarding the effectiveness of earlier operations and the Islamic Republic’s capacity to safeguard or quickly restore its strategic weapon systems.

Israeli officials are now stressing the importance of a united response with Washington to tackle what they regard as a life-threatening challenge. The push for setting clear red lines implies that Israel is looking for U.S. support for possible military actions or a collaborative strategic plan to limit Iran’s missile development and deployment.

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