January 2014 Breaking News Mounting evidence suggests Israeli strike on Iran approaching - Last Days End Times News Prophecy Update Sunday August 5th 2013 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dempsey arrives in Israel to Talk About Israel plans for preemptive strike on Iran's nuclear sites. Dempsey America's top military officer and his Israeli counterpart Maj. Gen. Benny Gantz will discuss boosting military cooperation between Israel and the United States. General Dempsey is also scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister for Military Affairs Moshe Ya'alon to discuss Iran's nuclear program and an Israeli announcement that it might mount a unilateral military strike on Iran's enrichment facilities, Israeli daily Yedioth Aharonoth reports. Denver, Colorado) -- Evidence is mounting that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is increasingly prepared to order a massive preemptive strike on Iran's nuclear sites. Here's why: Iran aggressively pursuing two routes to nuclear weaponry, one via uranium enrichment, the other via plutonium. Thus, Iran is steadily approaching the "red line," the point at which Netanyahu has said Israel would have no choice but to strike. Officials in Jerusalem do not see the Obama administration taking decisive action to prevent Iran from getting The Bomb. To the contrary, Israel sees President Obama and Secretary John Kerry weakening their resolve and opening the door to indefinite negotiations with the new Rouhani administration, which they perceive as "moderate." Israeli military leaders believe they have the operational capabilities to destroy -- or at least seriously damage -- Iran's nuclear program, but they have a shortening window of time, after which the task would be beyond Israel's capabilities. July 15th, senior Israeli officials at the highest levels stating that Iran was dangerously close to the "red line" and that they were ready to go to war, but that they were waiting for any signs that the West -- and specifically the U.S. -- were going to take meaningful action. However, not only has President Obama refused to take such action, his administration is going in the opposite direction. The White House is resisting tougher economic sanctions. It is lauding the emergence of a "moderate" like Hassan Rouhani as Iran's new president. It is offering an olive branch to Rouhani, actively opening the door to many more months of diplomatic negotiations. It is doing so even though the Ayatollah Khamenei -- the true power in Iran -- has shown no sign he is willing to back down from pursuing The Bomb, and even though Rouhani's claim to fame was that as Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, he fooled the world into believing that Iran was not advancing its nuclear program from 2003 to 2005 when the truth was Iran was, in fact, aggressively building its nuclear capacities. "We are ready to engage in serious and substantial talks without wasting time," Rouhani said Wednesday, urging the West to focus on "talks, not threats." Netanyahu, however, is not buying it. He is making the case that only intense and immediate pressure -- much harsher economic sanctions, plus clear evidence of a serious and looming military option -- has even the remotest hope of persuading Iran that the time for diplomatic games is over. Consider the latest news stories that are relevant to this analysis: Official: Israel capable of unilateral strike on Iran, if US not committed (Jerusalem Post) Key excerpts: Israel is capable of carrying out a unilateral military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities without operational support from the United States, a senior Israeli official said...on Tuesday morning. Although, such a strike would render less effective than one conducted by America, the unidentified official said.... The diplomatic official doubted US intentions to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons at all costs. American conduct regarding Syria, contrary to declarations by President Barack Obama, shows Israel that it cannot rely on US assurances, the Israeli source said. Israel fears the development of direct negotiations between Washington and Tehran would ease sanctions on the Islamic Republic in exchange for concessions, and would not satisfy the requirements imposed by Israel, the unnamed official added. Jerusalem and Washington differed on Sunday over the significance of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's inauguration, with Washington ready to work with Iran and Jerusalem warning that the new regime -- like the old -- is a threat to world peace." Iran Seen Trying New Path to a Bomb: U.S., European Officials Say Tehran Could Start Making Weapons-Grade Plutonium by Next Summer (Wall Street Journal)

• published: 08 Aug 2013
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