Moshe Yaalon says Israel believed "the one who should lead the campaign against Iran is the US" but instead, Washington began talks with Tehran.
He says Iran has the upper hand in the talks and that "we (Israelis) have to look out for ourselves."
Yaalon's office confirmed his remarks, which were published in the Israeli daily Haaretz today, but refused to comment whether the defence minister was advocating an Israeli strike on Iran.