Pentagon Chief: U.S., Israel in Agreement on Iran -Interview with Charlie Rose
Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said:
I fundamentally believe that the Iranians are on a path to [make a nuclear weapon]. I've had that belief for some time, and I think they will continue to move in that direction. I think it will be very destabilizing in that part of world. Their neighbors are extremely concerned about it. I worry about proliferation which would occur once they get to that point. So it's not just about Iran having it. It's about what they do with it.
I've been with my Israeli counterpart a number of times, and by and large we see it the same way....We're in agreement [about the timeline] and have been for the better part of the last six months or so.
(CharlieRose.com)
Saudi fear and Loathing - of Tehran -Olivier Guitta
To counter Iran, Saudi Arabia has built a Sunni axis, cultivating relations with the six Gulf monarchies, Jordan, and Egypt. This development was supported by the Bush administration and even implicitly by Israel.
High-level "secret" meetings between Saudis and Israelis have taken place since 2006. The Saudis are concerned about the Obama administration's overtures to Iran and are afraid that a deal will be done to their detriment.
(Weekly Standard)
Syria Says Relations with Iran Will Remain Strong
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said that his country's relations with Iran will remain strong. His comments appear to be directed at moderate Sunni Arab countries hoping to peal Syria away from its Shiite Persian ally.
(AP-International Herald Tribune)
IDF Chief: Strike on Iran a Serious Option -Natasha Mozgovaya
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi said that while Israel was interested in exhausting diplomatic options against Iran's nuclear program, the army must prepare itself for a military attack.
He told Dennis Ross, the designated U.S. envoy to the Persian Gulf, that Israel would not tolerate a nuclear Iran.
(Ha'aretz)
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Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said:
I fundamentally believe that the Iranians are on a path to [make a nuclear weapon]. I've had that belief for some time, and I think they will continue to move in that direction. I think it will be very destabilizing in that part of world. Their neighbors are extremely concerned about it. I worry about proliferation which would occur once they get to that point. So it's not just about Iran having it. It's about what they do with it.
I've been with my Israeli counterpart a number of times, and by and large we see it the same way....We're in agreement [about the timeline] and have been for the better part of the last six months or so.
(CharlieRose.com)
Saudi fear and Loathing - of Tehran -Olivier Guitta
To counter Iran, Saudi Arabia has built a Sunni axis, cultivating relations with the six Gulf monarchies, Jordan, and Egypt. This development was supported by the Bush administration and even implicitly by Israel.
High-level "secret" meetings between Saudis and Israelis have taken place since 2006. The Saudis are concerned about the Obama administration's overtures to Iran and are afraid that a deal will be done to their detriment.
(Weekly Standard)
Syria Says Relations with Iran Will Remain Strong
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said that his country's relations with Iran will remain strong. His comments appear to be directed at moderate Sunni Arab countries hoping to peal Syria away from its Shiite Persian ally.
(AP-International Herald Tribune)
IDF Chief: Strike on Iran a Serious Option -Natasha Mozgovaya
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi said that while Israel was interested in exhausting diplomatic options against Iran's nuclear program, the army must prepare itself for a military attack.
He told Dennis Ross, the designated U.S. envoy to the Persian Gulf, that Israel would not tolerate a nuclear Iran.
(Ha'aretz)
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