Sunday 22 January 2012

Israel to give US 12 hours’ notice before striking Iran – report

Israel has told the US authorities it will give them 12 hours’ notice before delivering a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, reports the Sunday Times, citing its own sources. The newspaper observes that the scant notice period would not permit Washington to block the operation. 

Israel does not intend to coordinate the attack with the US. The report comes after General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, held a meeting with the Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, last week in Tel-Aviv. Israel is concerned Iran is developing nuclear weapons which would ultimately threaten the security of the Jewish state.

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