President Donald J. Trump is delaying a decision on striking Iran as the White House consults internally and with allies over the timing of a potential operation and whether it would significantly destabilize the regime, according to five U.S., Israeli, and Arab sources familiar with the matter who spoke to Axios.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Trump on Wednesday and urged him to wait, giving Israel more time to prepare for possible Iranian retaliation. An Israeli source said that beyond concerns about retaliation, the current U.S. plan focuses on strikes against Iranian security force targets but is viewed by Israel as insufficient to meaningfully weaken or destabilize the Islamic regime.