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US top officials would not support unilateral Israeli attack on Iran

Posted by EU Times on Sep 5th, 2012 // 1 Comment

fathi20120903122220190 — An Iranian Navy ship fires a Mehrab (Altar) missile during the Velayat-90 naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran on January 1, 2012.

Amid Israel’s war rhetoric against Iran, the United States has sent a message to the Islamic Republic, stating that Washington would not support Tel Aviv in case of any possible unilateral strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Top officials at US President Barack Obama’s administration have sent the confidential message to Iran a few days ago via two European governments, announcing that the US would not support Israel if it decided to carry out a “unilateral and without coordination” attack on Iran, the Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot reported.

The daily added that the US aims to prevent an Iranian attack on the US installations in the Persian Gulf, where it has deployed aircraft carriers and has several military bases.

Israel’s political officials have noted that the US move is an indication of more strained ties between Washington and Tel Aviv.

The United States and Israel have repeatedly threatened Iran with a military option in a bid to force the Islamic Republic to halt its nuclear energy program, which Washington and Tel Aviv claim to include a military component.

Iran rejects the allegations, arguing that as a committed signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), it has the right to use the nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

Iranian officials have also promised a crushing response to any military strike against the country, warning that any such measure could result in a war that would spread beyond the Middle East.

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One Response to " US top officials would not support unilateral Israeli attack on Iran "

Jim says:

06/09/2012 at 17:05

I know some people (I mean lots) who are here, hate Israel.

Concerning the news article: The U.S. may very well be playing with Iran’s mind, in that by telling Iran that ‘America is not involved’, it may in fact prevent Iran from justifying hits on American targets around Iran!

By the way: the Israel-U.S. relationship, is not based solely on the Obama administration : )

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