The Israeli attack on Iran – which started on June 13, 2025 – includes motives that may make the United States participate in the war full participation, whether it is to defend Israel or to attack IranIt also includes brakes that may be disrupted.
And what one of them suggests on the other is the correlation of factors, some of which are apparent, such as the American insistence on refusing to participate in the war – as Washington says – and some of them are still being formed according to the course of the war, such as an accidental accident, such as the targeting of American forces by mistake.
Although the two things are likely to be the United States’ adherence to the refusal of direct participation in the attack on Iran, although it publicly provides Israel with weapons and equipment, and is hidden with intelligence and satellite guidance, as well as by supporting Israel in confronting Iranian attacks.
The Al -Jazeera Center for Studies has published a comment by the researcher Al -Hawasqi, entitled “Little possibilities: American participation in the attack on Iran“Discuss the possibility of direct American participation in the war.
American refusal
The US administration confirmed -on the tongue of the Foreign Minister Marco RubioIt does not participate in the Israeli war on Iran, but it is happy at the same time with these Israeli attacks that the president described Donald Trump It is excellent, and pointed to the next more if Iran does not accept US conditions in negotiations on the nuclear project.
He also indicated that Israel told him the date of its attack, and a report by the Venenenevs Times revealed that Trump himself participated in the deception process several times that he had asked the Israeli Prime Minister. Benjamin Netanyahu Refraining from launching a military attack on Iran, then stated that he hoped the success of negotiations with Iran scheduled for June 15 in Oman, while the Israeli attack occurred two days earlier, which caused the Iranian leadership a serious mistake that led to the assassination of a number of military leaders.
This reveals the complex American position that balances the desire to eliminate the Iranian nuclear project, but it warns at the same time against fighting a direct war with Iran that will endanger the lives of his forces in the region, and strike its military bases in it, and it may fall again in a quagmire similar to the Iraqi or Afghan swamp that drains the United States resources, and fulfills American public opinion on it.
Israeli installation
On the other hand, one of the factors pushing the United States to directly engage in the attack on Iran the desire of the Israeli leadership to do so, especially Netanyahu, who was keen to photograph the Israeli attack on Iran as on behalf of all Western powers, calling on Trump to participate in offensive operations.
Netanyahu’s position is based on two considerations:
Firstly: The United States download the burden of war to reduce Israel.
secondly: Netanyahu knows that Israel does not have the military capabilities to completely eliminate the Iranian nuclear project.
Israel can hit Iranian nuclear facilities Located above the ground, such as Natanz facility And the center of Isfahan, but it cannot reach Fordo facility It is located under the ground by about 80-100 meters inside a mountain, and you can currently reach it except the United States because it is unique to possess “B2” ghost planes That can carry GBU 57 bomb The supernatural fortunes, although it is not sure that these bombers are able to completely sabotage the facility.
American concerns
From a historical perspective, the United States and Israel have never participated in fighting a war on a common enemy even in the darkest times of Israel, like The 1973 warWhen Israel was subjected to a military defeat. The United States was keen that its support be indirect, such as supplies in equipment and weapons, intelligence information, financial and technical support, and to participate in repelling attacks on Israel.
Now, if the United States participates alongside Israel in the attack on Iran, its forces in the Arab countries adjacent to Iran will be exposed to the response of Tehran, and these Arab countries are exposed to Iranian attacks, with the consequences that this holds.
The United States has not yet started to take measures indicating its participation in the direct attack on Iran, so the forces needed in the region, seafood, and adequate air antibiotics have not mobilized to protect their forces and bases, and their forces in the region did not promise, or returned them to their country until they were safe.
This decision also needs approval CongressAnd the cohesion of the American administration that may crack if Trump decides to fight the war.
Between actual participation and indirect support
It is likely that the Trump administration refrains from participating in the attack on Iran, only direct support, and participating in blocking attacks on Israel.
Rejection indicators
- Trump’s comments about the possibility of mediation of the Russian president Vladimir Putin Between Iran and Israel to reach an agreement to stop the fighting.
- Repeated the United States’s desire to continue negotiations with Iran.
- His statement to the desire to reduce the escalation between Israel and Iran.
These calls may be to reduce escalation as a result of Iran’s great damage to Israel, the first days of the war, and the United States is afraid of Iran’s ability to cause greater damage to Israel that may stop its main functions such as the network of communications, transportation, electricity, banks and education, and the number of Israeli dead may rise to unprecedented rates historically compared to the population.
When will Washington participate?
- If the position of Israel worsens and is no longer able to curb the Iranian attacks.
- If Iran seems weak and is unable to direct painful strikes, it will be of great losses, and Washington will be attracted to the option of participation to completely eliminate the Iranian nuclear project.
- If an unintended accidental attack occurred on the American forces in the region and killed.