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U.S. denies giving Israel ‘green light’ to strike Iran

Vice President Joe Biden\'s statement that Israel can decide on its own whether to strike Iran\'s nuclear sites should not be construed as an American \"green light\" for such an action, the State Department said on Monday.
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July 7, 2009

From HAARETZ.com:

Vice President Joe Biden’s statement that Israel can decide on its own whether to strike Iran’s nuclear sites should not be construed as an American “green light” for such an action, the State Department said on Monday.

“We are certainly not going to give a green light to any kind of military strike, but Israel is a sovereign country and we’re not going to dictate its actions,” State Department spokesperson Ian Kelly said on Monday. Read the full story at

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