U.S. Confident Israel Is Not Rushing to Attack Tehran

[Gulf News-UAE] Mohammed Almezel - Israeli talk of a unilateral attack on Iranian nuclear facilities is just "rhetoric responding to similar rhetoric coming out of Iran," a Gulf official quoted Dennis Ross, President Obama's special advisor on the Gulf and South West Asia, as saying when he toured the region last month. "According to Ross, Israel will not move unless they are convinced Iran poses a clear and present danger to its national security and will not do that without seeking U.S. approval," the Gulf official said. He said all parties believe there will be no real movement before the Iranian presidential elections, set for June 12.


2009-05-11 06:00:00

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