The top U.S. military officer told Reuters on Wednesday he did not know whether Israel would alert the United States ahead of time if it decided to take military action against Iran.
Military action against Iran could have \”unintended consequences\” in the region, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday, hours after Tehran warned that an attack against its nuclear sites would be met by \”iron fists.\”
Iran has accused Israel of attacks on two Iranian nuclear scientists.
Israeli leaders have not asked the United States for approval to attack Iran for fear Washington will turn them down, according to a news report.
Walt and Mearsheimer portray as interchangeable the pro-Israel lobby and the neo-conservatives who have developed Bush\’s foreign policy. Not surprisingly, this report got negative reviews from pro-Israel groups.
Will Iran\’s nukes only kill Jews? That\’s the question Palestinians should be asking themselves. Because the answer is no.
The building tempest surrounding Israel, the United States, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and allegations of spying shouldn\’t obscure the real problem at the root of it all: Iran\’s WMDs.
A timeline of the most significant developments since the Oslo accords were signed 10 years ago this month.
As the United States and other Western powers try to reduce Israeli-Palestinian tensions, Iran moved this week to fan the flames.
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