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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama told Jewish leaders Monday that eight years of U.S.-Israeli unison in demanding Palestinian concessions has produced no results and asked leaders to give him time to try his tactics for a Middle East peace. Full Story… Israel has warned Iran of catastrophic consequences if it attacks the Jewish state with weapons of mass destruction. Israel’s national security advisor says Iran will be destroyed if it dares to launch a nuclear attack on the Jewish state. In an interview published Friday in the Hebrew daily Ha’aretz, Uzi Arad said Israel must have […] Both the US and Israel believe Iran has the technical capacity to build one nuclear bomb within a year if it decides to do so, but both countries also believe the chances that Teheran will indeed make that decision are slim, according to assessments made known to The Jerusalem Post. Full Story… Iran will not back down "even one step" over its nuclear work, a senior adviser to the country’s top authority said in remarks published on Thursday, making clear Tehran’s continued defiance in a row with the West. Full Story… Comments by U.S. President Barack Obama and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden about a possible Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities were directed at Iran and meant to distinguish the U.S. from Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s top national security adviser said Wednesday. Full Story… A military strike to thwart Iran’s nuclear weapons capability remains on the table but could have grave consequences and would be "very destabilizing," the top U.S. military officer said Tuesday. Full Story… Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen spoke Tuesday about Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon in rare comments by a US official, acknowledging the possibility that Iran will succeed in acquiring a capability America has long termed unacceptable. Read more… America’s top military officer spoke about Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon in rare comments by a US official acknowledging the possibility that Iran will succeed in acquiring a capability America has long termed unacceptable. Read more… Israel is urging the United States and other countries to start preparing now for the possibility that Washington’s proposed dialogue with Iran will fail, by readying a "Plan B" that includes "paralyzing sanctions" and other measures against Tehran. The U.S. has resisted this idea so far. Full Story… Iran is ready to take real and decisive action if Israel attacks its nuclear facilities, a senior Iranian parliamentary official said Monday. Full Story… |
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