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US to Israel: No Iran war before Obama
Press TV
Tuesday, Nov 25, 2008
Israel has reportedly been warned against launching a military strike on Iran in the twilight days of the George W. Bush presidency.
The US warning against the launch of an Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear installations was relayed to Israeli officials by their senior US counterparts at a time that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is in Washington to discuss Iran.
The revelation comes months after a report by The Guardian confirmed that Olmert sought a green light to launch air strikes against Iran in his previous visit to the United States — on May 14. An outgoing Bush, however, had reportedly rejected the May request.
“We have been warned off,” an Israeli Defense Ministry official told TIME.
The recent rejection is expected to be confirmed at Olmert’s upcoming valedictory meeting in Washington with President Bush.
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Israel had earlier suggested that should a military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities become inevitable, Tel Aviv would do it before President-elect Barack Obama takes office in January.
Earlier in November, an unnamed senior European Union diplomat said that the bloc is concerned that “a possible Israeli strike against Iran is not completely off the radar”.
The official suggested that the perfect time for Israel to strike Iranian nuclear installations “is between now and January 20″ — when Obama takes office.
The US “call for restraint” followed the Sunday leaking of a security assessment drawn up by Israeli military chiefs that calls for the preparation of contingency plans for an attack on Iran.
The intelligence assessment indicated that Israel has a “limited” window of opportunity to act against Iran, raising fears that an Obama administration might lead up to the restoration of Washington-Tehran relations.
Israel alleges that Iran, a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), has plans ‘to build a nuclear weapon’. Under the allegation, Israeli officials have long argued that the use of military force is a legitimate option in retarding the country’s nuclear progress.
Since the 2007 National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) report dimmed the likelihood of Washington taking military action against Iran over the country’s nuclear activities, Israelis have been quietly urging the White House to militarily confront Tehran.
Iran insists that its nuclear activities are solely directed at the civilian applications of the technology, adding that under the nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT), it is entitled to uranium enrichment.
This is while the UN body responsible for investigating Iran’s nuclear activities confirmed in its latest report that it has “been able to continue to verify the non-diversion of declared nuclear material in Iran”.
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November 25th, 2008 at 6:31 am
As long as Israel exist
there will be no Peace
November 25th, 2008 at 6:37 am
go get you some you isreali bastards-you got nukes-you dont need the usa’s permission-go get you some-them irainians been dissing you long enough-i done took all i can stands till i cant stands no more-go get you some
November 25th, 2008 at 7:59 am
what will the price of oil be if they did attack iran??
November 25th, 2008 at 8:03 am
well this is what biden and powell have warned us about — a day or two after obama becomes president then israel will attack iran
November 25th, 2008 at 8:07 am
Nuke Israel out of existence. They already have nuclear weapons and are threatening to use them against a nation that doesn’t. Nuke Israel out of existence.
November 25th, 2008 at 8:51 am
We should use Harp or Darpa and cause and earthquake at the largest nuclear facility to show them that Nuclear weopons are really old school. They should be working on more advanced weaponry.-
November 25th, 2008 at 9:24 am
stertigily speaking, now
now now
is the perfict time for IRAN
to blow the fuck outa Issy land
…now or never…
November 25th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Israeli Zionism = German Nazism = American KKK
All 3 are racist political ideologies that seek to create a pure race state.
Israel = Crime against humanity
Destroy the racist state of Israel and all Zionists who speak their racist bigotry.
November 25th, 2008 at 11:20 am
@ number 4:
I’d say about $10 per gallon at the end of the first day of war… that’s just the first day though…
November 25th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Wake up americans!
http://truthknowledge.com
November 25th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Yeah right, like Israel would fight its own battles… Olmert was here asking Bush to do it for him, thats the Zionist way.
November 25th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
And we’re still sending them billions while our own economy goes down the toilet. Of course, with Obama kowtowing before AIPAC, are you REALLY surprised?
November 25th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
@Brainless:
Quote:”Nuke Israel out of existence”
You might be closer than you think to what we’ll see in a bit. If you take a closer look at what went on in WWII and which groups were allowed to migrate where, some things that seem absurd from a mainstream standpoint suddenly will start to make sense.
And after the military and economical collapse, the US will have to raise a buck or two in reparations/debt payment to Iraq/Iran/China and all the other countries that ever felt they had a score to settle with the US.
November 25th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
If Israel and Iran get in a nuclear war, wouldn’t that mean that the US will be in a nuclear war?
November 25th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Israel is not the demon you are all propagandized to believe. The media is completely distorted in support of the Palestinian plight. The reality is, most of the countries surrounding Israel are heavily pursuing weapons to destroy it—namely Syria and Iran–This is not propaganda. This is fact. Gaza has a terrorist government, Hamas, who is spending all the money it has on missiles which they are shooting into Israel on a daily basis (instead of taking care of its own people.) The Palestinians and Israelis have a deal—that the Israelis will not let aid in to Gaza, until the Palestinians stop shooting missiles into Israel—and the Palestinians cant even do that! Then Israel is demonized that they are not letting aid into Gaza. Israel has a right to protect itself, and because Israel is like our little sister, we should assist them. All of us in America have a lot to learn from Israel, especially about their experience in dealing with Radical Islam. You should all watch:
WATCH —THE THIRD JIHAD—-
It is a documentary made by a devout American muslim in the states, to spread the word about Radical Islam’s intentions to be carried out in America. His point was to emphasize that he is an American first—then a muslim—meaning he is patriotic to this country, and was moved to let his fellow Americans know what is about to hit them. When he says “Radical Islam”, he means, not the majority of devout, peaceful muslims. He is talking about the 15% of muslims who are not peaceful–who resort to terrorism—suicide bombings, etc. (Just like they have been doing in Israel since its inception.) There are plenty of them already in the states–setting up mosques, bringing in their families, marrying American women, having tons of babies—setting up charities (some of the money to fund terrorism) and most disturbing–trying to set up sharia law in America–which is against the Constitution, and laws of our land. They have plenty of drive to pursue the destruction of America from within, just as they are seeking to destroy Israel. They are using our Democracy against us. We might be sympathetic to the Palestinian plight, but you all clearly do not have the full picture. Just watch the documentary: The Third Jihad
Jenny Reply:
March 16th, 2009 at 9:02 am
I whole heartedly agree with you. If Israel is not protected by the United States, America will no longer be blessed. Political Correctness is going to destroy us all, just as the martyr in the Documentary: Obsession
I know God has blessed us because we protect the “Promised Land.”
Yes I believe in one Nation Under God, and our money to have “In God we Trust.”
We have been sheltered as a Free Nation under God because of this. We have to wake up, America has been a sleeping giant for too long. Make fun of me, all you want but read the Bible Please!!!
November 25th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Iran would be the end of all things. We cannot support three wars with no money. And Iran will not be an easy country to destroy or control. It is becoming increasingly clear that America died 100 years ago, and now we are just all walking zombies.
November 26th, 2008 at 9:20 am
Jeremiah, you are an agent of mossad!!
November 26th, 2008 at 9:37 am
Israel sucks and are the REAL and only terrorists in the Middle East! I hope they are not dumb enough to try and start a war with Iran! I still can’t believe that the UN and other World Agencies, still ALLOW that scum-sucking Zionist regime to kill all the Palestinians they wish and no-one says a word!! It is in fact Israel who themselves are trying to create their own demise by their stupid actions!!
November 28th, 2008 at 9:35 am
Jimbo you an idiot, Arab terrorists are killing people around the world many women and children, including jewish civilians
to all of you don’t be so anti-semitic, I am not a jewish but simply getting sick of all that non-sense, even here there were some articles that no jewish people were hurt in Mumbai,
WRONG, a few jewish hostages had been killed in the jewish center
Mark
November 28th, 2008 at 11:35 am
I stand with the jews. They peaceful and don’t try to convert anyone. Islam has always been violent ever since it copied its religion from judiasm. OK, Christians copied also but at least they not killing anyone right now like Islam.
January 7th, 2009 at 9:09 am
Look up USS Liberty and see how peaceful (to their so-called “friends”) some of these jews are.
January 25th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
Sorry for my spelling :/
March 16th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
iran will wipe israel of the face of the earth if they go to war, then there will be peace my friend, iran wont mess with any country if they don’t mess with them and iran has made that clear.