Israel drafts three Iran war scenarios, including a Trump-Netanyahu campaign

Israel's military is gaming out three ways its fight with Iran could go next, according to Israel's Channel 13. The Israel Defense Forces is still actively working on all three, the report said Friday, even after IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir concluded there is no rush to strike Iran again.

The scenario the military reportedly wants most: Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu joining forces to hit Iran together, in a campaign that could run for days or even weeks. Option one is a darker mirror — Iran attacking Israel and US bases across the Middle East, which would trigger Israeli countermeasures drawn up jointly with US Central Command, potentially with American forces in the mix.

The third path keeps Israel flying solo. Under that plan, Israel would launch its own operation against Iran, possibly with a green light from Washington, but the IDF would still lean on US aerial refueling to keep its jets in the air.

Zamir's assessment that there is no urgency to resume attacks hasn't slowed the planning, per Channel 13. The three tracks stay on the table as Israel weighs how — and whether — the next round starts.