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US President Obama Refuses to Back Israeli Strike on Iran's Nuclear Program: Yediot Achronot Says
Israel’s most widely read newspaper Yediot Achronot is reporting that US President Barak Obama has sent a clear message to Iran that the US does not plan on following Israel into a war if it unilaterally strikes the Islamic Republic. Through diplomatic back channels, President Obama reportedly indicated the US will not join the fighting and that it expects Iran in turn to refrain from attacking any US military bases in the Gulf. Both Israel and the US are not commenting on the report, but some analysts here say it’s another move designed to warn and dissuade Israel from taking any military action to stop Iran’s nuclear program. It’s a move that some say sends the wrong message to Iranian leaders… Taking the threat of a US military strike off the table — even if Israel strikes on its own — is a mistake according to Political Science Prof. Eytan Gilboa. Sanctions and diplomacy will only get the Iranians to stop their nuclear program, Gilboa believes, if they are coupled with the credible threat of a military attack. Israel’s Prime Minister and many other officials agree with Gilboa. Jerusalem has been urging Washington for months to rachet up its rhetoric and flex its military muscle. The results have been mixed. The Obama Administration has talked about the military option, but has preferred to push for a diplomatic solution on Iran, especially with a Presidential election around the corner in November… Many in Israel believe its time for President Obama to change …
'Israel drops Iran-attack hints to US'
Iran and the UN atomic watchdog have failed to find a way out of the stalemate over Tehran’s nuclear programe at fresh talks. The meeting took place amid reports that Iran’s installed more ‘uranium enrichment machines’ at one of its facilities. For more RT talks to Gareth Porter, an investigative journalist and analyst on US foreign and military policy. RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark.
Fierce Debate over Israeli Strike on Iran Nuclear Program: Trade Dimona for Qom Facility?
Fierce public debate over how to handle Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons program is taking place nearly every day here in Israel. Almost everyone is weighing in on the issue from very prominent former military and intelligence officials to those currently serving in Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government. One thing has become clear —the majority of insiders who are talking on and off the record are coming out against a unilateral Israeli strike on Iran. Netanyahu and his defense minister, Ehud Barak, face a lot of opposition. One of their critics is Prof. Uzi Even, a prominent nuclear scientist. He spent many years working at Israel’s alleged nuclear facility in Dimona. He’s proposing a new and some say radical solution to the stand off… Shut down Dimona in exchange for the closure of Qom, Iran’s suspected nuclear facility — that’s the quid-pro-quo Prof. Even is proposing… The Israeli government maintains a policy of “nuclear ambiguity,” neither admitting nor denying it has atomic weapons…but according to foreign reports Dimona allegedly houses Israel’s stockpile of an estimated 200 nuclear warheads… Israel is not a signatory to the International Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Israel’s alleged nuclear capability serves as a powerful deterrent to regional enemies…Prof. Even says closing Dimona wouldn’t change that… There are no indications that Israeli leaders would ever consider Prof. Even’s proposal…given what the West believes is Iran’s penchant for …
The Israeli Media on an Israeli Strike Against Iran
Israeli media spike coverage of potential attack on Iran “in the coming 12 weeks”.
Iran Nuclear Scientists 'Thunderstruck' by Musical Virus: ACDC Song Plays at Fordo, Natanz
A cyberspace security expert has revealed he received a series of emails from an Iranian nuclear scientist complaining that computers at two plants bizarrely started playing a heavy metal anthem over the weekend. According to Mikko Hypponen, a Finnish computer security expert who advises governments on cyber-security, the attack caused computers at the Natanz and Fordo nuclear plants to blast the metal anthem “Thunderstruck” , by Australian rock megagroup ACDC, at full volume through the middle of the night. Centrifuge-wrecking malware such as Flame and Stuxnet reportedly slowed Iran’s nuclear program, but it is not known if the “Thunderstruck” attack has similarly rocked Iran’s controversial nuclear ambitions.
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