Israel, U.S. “not discussing” military tack on Iran

Reuters
Thursday, Dec 31st, 2009

A U.S.-Israeli dialogue on Iran has not reached the point of discussing a military option to thwart its nuclear ambitions, focusing instead on sanctions in 2010, Israel’s envoy to Washington said on Thursday.

At the close of a year in which U.S. President Barack Obama tried and failed to talk Iran into curbing uranium enrichment, a process with bomb-making potential, Ambassador Michael Oren said he saw no sign of the Americans relenting on that core demand.

“I’m very confident in America’s commitment to dissuading Iran from enriching uranium on its soil, which is our common goal,” Oren told Reuters in a telephone interview.

“Our positions on Iran completely dovetail and we have very close cooperation and communication.”

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