Israel And The U.S. Are Now Positioning Themselves To React To Iran`s Growing Nuclear Program

U.S., Israel Discuss Triggers For Bombing Iran’s Nuclear Infrastructure -- Eli Lake, The Daily Beast

The Obama administration is trying to assure Israel privately that it would strike Iran militarily if Tehran’s nuclear program crosses certain “red lines”—while attempting to dissuade the Israelis from acting unilaterally. Eli Lake reports exclusively.

When Defense Secretary Leon Panetta opined earlier this month that an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities could “consume the Middle East in a confrontation and a conflict that we would regret,” the Israelis went ballistic behind the scenes. Michael Oren, Israel’s ambassador to Washington, lodged a formal diplomatic protest known as a demarche. And the White House was thrust into action, reassuring the Israelis that the administration had its own “red lines” that would trigger military action against Iran, and that there is no need for Jerusalem to act unilaterally.

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More News On U.S./Israel Reactions To Iran`s Growing Nuclear Program

Israel and US trying to draw up "red lines" for Iran -- Times of India
Report: Israel, US mull Iran strike triggers -- Ynet News
Iran Defense Minister: Israeli strike would be a sui

More News On U.S./Israel Reactions To Iran`s Growing Nuclear Program

Israel and US trying to draw up "red lines" for Iran -- Times of India
Report: Israel, US mull Iran strike triggers -- Ynet News
Iran Defense Minister: Israeli strike would be a suicide mission -- Haaretz
Iran's defense minister warns Israel -- UPI
Red Lines and Ticking Clocks: U.S. War Plans Against Iran -- Tom Burghardt, Dissident Voice
Will a U.S. attack on Iran become Obama’s ‘October Surprise’? -- Chemi Shalev, Haaretz
Why attacking Iran is still a bad idea -- Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Policy

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