ISRAEL WOULDN’T WARN US ABOUT IRAN STRIKE
AEMENPRESS
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
YERVAN
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 28, ARMENPRESS: Israeli officials say they won’t
warn the U.S. if they decide to launch a pre-emptive strike against
Iranian nuclear facilities, according to one U.S. intelligence official
familiar with the discussions. The pronouncement, delivered in a
series of private, top-level conversations, sets a tense tone ahead
of meetings in the coming days at the White House and Capitol Hill.
Israeli officials said that if they eventually decide a strike is
necessary, they would keep the Americans in the dark to decrease the
likelihood that the U.S. would be held responsible for failing to
stop Israel’s potential attack. The U.S. has been working with the
Israelis for months to persuade them that an attack would be only a
temporary setback to Iran’s nuclear program.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud
Barak delivered the message to a series of top-level U.S. visitors
to the country, including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
the White House national security adviser and the director of national
intelligence, and top U.S. lawmakers, all trying to close the trust
gap between Israel and the U.S. over how to deal with Iran’s nuclear
ambitions.
Netanyahu delivered the same message to all the Americans who have
traveled to Israel for talks, the U.S. official said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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