US says no to Israeli strike on Iran

THe US does not support an attack on Israel at the moment. Will Israel ignore the US and attack anyway?

THe US does not support an attack on Iran at the moment. Will Israel ignore the US and attack anyway?

The diplomatic effort to prevent this war should be fully on the table, because no one will benefit from an attack from Israel. It might start off an unstoppable chain reaction in the region and who knows what would be the consequences. World War III?

“The Americans are not ready to allow us to attack Iran,” Barak told army radio. “Our position is that no option is to be taken off the table but in the meantime we have to make diplomatic progress.”

Israel’s Haaretz newspaper reported that Washington recently rejected an Israeli request for military equipment that US officials said indicated Israel was at the “advanced stages” of preparing an attack.

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~ by streetknowledge on August 13, 2008.

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