Netanyahu told US that Israel will strike Iranian military targets, not nuclear or oil ones: Report

Benjamin Netanyahu and Joe Biden

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the United States that Israel is willing to strike Iranian military targets and not nuclear or oil ones, the Washington Post reported.

According to the report, during Biden and Netanyahu’s phone call on Wednesday, their first in nearly two months, Netanyahu said he planned to target military infrastructure in Iran.

Both the Prime Minister’s office and The White House did not respond to a request for comment from the publication.

Any response to Iran would avoid any perception of "political interference in the US elections," the report added.

Netanyahu’s ‘more moderate’ attitude towards retaliation factored into Biden’s decision to send a powerful missile defense system to Israel, the report further said quoting officials.