November 11, 2026
The US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, confirmed that the option of launching a new military attack on Iran is still on the table of US President Donald Trump, despite the latter’s preference to reach a diplomatic solution. In statements reported by journalist Gilly Cohen on the Israeli Broadcast Corporation “Kan”, yesterday evening, Tuesday, Huckabee explained in response to a question about the possibility of striking Tehran: “President Trump says that this option is still on the table, and I believe him,” adding at the same time that the president would be happy to see a settlement through the political track.
Regarding American internal affairs, the ambassador refused to link military operations against Iran to the defeat of the Republican Party in the midterm congressional elections that took place last week, stressing that the confrontation with Tehran was not behind that electoral result.
As for relations with Tel Aviv, Huckabee denied that Trump’s announcement of his support for Netanyahu during the recent election campaign was a mistake, considering that the position reflects the nature of the long relationship and the high level of trust between them, while at the same time emphasizing that Washington is capable of working with various parties on the political spectrum. Huckabee revealed contacts he had with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week, and with his political opponent Gadi Eisenkot several weeks ago, stressing that the American administration will respect the choices of the Israeli people and will deal with any new government that takes power, while noting that he does not have confirmed information about current plans to invite either of them to the White House.
On the other hand, the American ambassador strongly criticized the acts of violence committed by extremists in the West Bank, describing them as “terrorist” acts that should not be tolerated. Despite his reservations about generalizing the term “settler violence,” estimating the number of those causing the problems at only about 400 to 500 people, many of whom do not even reside in the area, he called on the Israeli authorities to hold the perpetrators accountable and punish them to the same extent, regardless of whether the perpetrators of the crime were Israelis or Palestinians.
