> Dint think the IDF and Mossad need our permission. <
That was my first thought as well. But who knows? Maybe Israel wanted to make sure the US didn’t have some sort of parallel operation going on.
Or, as I responded earlier, just PsyOps letting them know the the new guy is all about draining the swamp. Whether it be in DC or Iran and has no problem pushing the button, like he did against ISIS.