https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-netanyahu-trump-planned-iran-strike-far-in-advance-ran-deception-campaign/

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump began planning for a potential strike on Iran’s nuclear program after their first meeting in February, and developed an elaborate public deception program, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.

During their February meeting, Netanyahu presented Trump with four options on what an attack on Iran could look like, according to the report. The four scenarios were an exclusively Israeli attack, an attack led by Israel with minimal US help, full collaboration, and a US-led assault.

While Trump chose to give nuclear diplomacy an opportunity, the intelligence-sharing and preparations for an attack continued, per the report. “The thinking was, if talks fail, we are ready to go,” said one person familiar with the details.

As they moved closer to a strike, the two leaders sought to lull Iran into complacency.

Both countries also leaked signs that there were tensions between the two allies: “All the reports that were written about Bibi not being on the same page with Witkoff or Trump were not true,” said someone familiar with the details. “But it was good that this was the general perception; it helped to move on with the planning without many people noticing it.”