Israeli army chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi advises Washington to consider all deterrence measures to cripple Iran's nuclear program.

In a Wednesday meeting with Chairman of the US Subcommittee on Defense Daniel Inouye, Ashkenazi described Tehran's uranium enrichment and long-range missile technologies as the 'principal and most potent threat' to Israel and the Middle East.

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Rendering the Hezbollah and the Hamas as Middle Eastern terrorist organizations, the Israeli warlord accused Iran of supplying them with an 'advanced weapons arsenal'.

Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI), for his part, reaffirmed America's commitment to the Zionist regime.

"I think that when the US helps Israel it actually helps itself," he said.

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