IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir was in Washington, DC, over the weekend for a series of discussions with American defense officials regarding Iran, The Times of Israel has learned.

The meetings in the United States came as US President Donald Trump continued to threaten military action against Iran against the backdrop of the regime’s killing of protesters, and as Tehran makes efforts to rebuild its nuclear and missile programs following the June 2025 war with Israel.

News of the whirlwind visit was only permitted for publication on Sunday morning, as the Israel Defense Forces remained on high alert amid the high tensions with Iran.

A report by Army Radio on Sunday claimed that Zamir said in a recent security assessment that an American strike in Iran could take place within a period between “two weeks and two months.”

The US has been moving military assets to the Middle East, boosting available firepower and defensive capabilities in the region. On Friday, an American missile destroyer docked at Israel’s Red Sea port city of Eilat.

During the weekend visit, Zamir met with the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, and other American officials at the Pentagon.

Joining Zamir in the US for the meetings were Maj. Gen. Hidai Zilberman, head of the IDF’s Planning Directorate and former defense attaché to the US; incoming Israeli Air Force chief Brig. Gen. Omer Tischler; Brig. Gen. Amit Adler, head of the IDF’s Tevel international cooperation unit; and Brig. Gen. Manny Liberty, head of the Military Intelligence Directorate’s Operational Division.

After returning to Israel, Zamir sat down with Defense Minister Israel Katz for a meeting.

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