Israel sounds alarm as Iran accelerates missiles, urging US action before deterrence collapses across Middle East.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to deliver a stark warning to US President Donald Trump later this month: Iran’s rapidly expanding ballistic missile program now poses an immediate and escalating threat not only to Israel, but to American forces and regional stability as a whole.
According to NBC News, the planned December 29 meeting will focus on Tehran’s accelerated missile production, efforts to restore facilities damaged during Operation Rising Lion, and potential military options to halt the program. Israeli officials fear Iran could soon manufacture up to 3,000 ballistic missiles per month, fundamentally altering the strategic balance.
Trump recently signaled openness to diplomacy while issuing a blunt warning to Tehran, stating that any attempt to rebuild nuclear or missile capabilities without an agreement would be met with overwhelming force. Israeli sources say Netanyahu intends to build on that stance, presenting intelligence assessments and strike options aimed at preventing Iran from reaching an irreversible threshold.
While Iran’s nuclear program remains under close scrutiny, Israeli officials view the missile threat as more immediate. Estimates suggest Iran may soon possess around 2,000 surface-to-surface missiles capable of reaching Israel, with much of its arsenal hidden and refurbished in underground facilities—lessons learned from the last conflict.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has confirmed that Iran’s nuclear sites at Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan suffered massive damage, though much of its enriched uranium stockpile survived. Even so, Israeli intelligence assesses that missile quantity—not precision—has become Iran’s primary focus.
Netanyahu is expected to argue that delaying action only emboldens Tehran and its terror proxies. For Israel, the message is clear: deterrence must be restored now, before missile saturation renders future defenses insufficient.
