In addition to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and other Gulf Nations, Israel also wasn’t ready for strikes against Iran, particularly without a large supporting naval presence from the United States. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had launched a massive military and intelligence operation against Iran’s nuclear and long-range missiles facilities last June, called President Donald J. Trump twice on Wednesday and asked him not to strike because Israel was not fully prepared to defend itself, a source close to the White House told the WaPo.