U.S. President Donald Trump said he would support Israeli strikes on Iran's ballistic missile program if negotiations between Washington and Tehran fail, U.S. media reported on Sunday.

Trump made the remarks when he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago in Florida in December, according to a CBS News report, citing two sources familiar with the matter.

U.S. military and intelligence officials have also discussed how Washington could assist Israel in potential operations against Iran's missile infrastructure, including providing aerial refueling for Israeli aircraft and helping secure overflight permissions from related regional countries, said the report.

However, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have publicly stated they would not allow their airspace to be used for any attacks against Iran, nor for Iran to launch attacks on other countries.

Also on Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during a visit to Slovakia that he prefers resolving tensions with Iran through diplomatic means.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi led the Iranian negotiating delegation to Geneva, Switzerland, to attend the second round of Iran U.S. talks and other diplomatic activities on the evening of February 15. 

In addition to participating in the talks on February 17, Araghchi will also meet with the Swiss foreign minister, the Omani foreign minister and the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, among other officials.

A second round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks is expected to be held in Geneva on Tuesday. Rubio confirmed that U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner will represent Washington in the negotiations.