U.S. official believes Israel will attack Iran soon

U.S. Defense Minister Leon Panetta believes that Israel will attack Iran in April to stop Tehran from building a nuclear bomb.

Izvor: Tanjug

Friday, 03.02.2012.

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U.S. Defense Minister Leon Panetta believes that Israel will attack Iran in April to stop Tehran from building a nuclear bomb. The Washington Post first reported that Panetta was concerned about the increased likelihood Israel would launch an attack over the next few months, Reuters has reported. U.S. official believes Israel will attack Iran soon When asked whether he denied the allegations, Panetta said that he did not want to comment on it. "Panetta believes there is a strong likelihood that Israel will strike Iran in April, May or June - before Iran enters what Israelis described as a 'zone of immunity' to commence building a nuclear bomb," Washington Post columnist David Ignatius wrote. CNN said it confirmed the report, citing a senior Obama administration official, who declined to be identified. “Very soon, the Israelis fear, the Iranians will have stored enough enriched uranium in deep underground facilities to make a weapon - and only the U.S. could then stop them militarily," Ignatius wrote without citing a source. He was writing from Brussels where Panetta was attending a NATO defense ministers' meeting. The Washington Post article said the postponement of a joint U.S.-Israeli military exercise that had been scheduled for this spring may have signaled the prospect of an Israeli attack soon. The Jerusalem Post believes that Panetta concluded that Israel could soon attack Iran after several meetings with his Israeli counterpart Ehud Barak in Tel Aviv and Washington. IDF soldiers are seen during an operation (file) Tanjug

U.S. official believes Israel will attack Iran soon

When asked whether he denied the allegations, Panetta said that he did not want to comment on it.

"Panetta believes there is a strong likelihood that Israel will strike Iran in April, May or June - before Iran enters what Israelis described as a 'zone of immunity' to commence building a nuclear bomb," Washington Post columnist David Ignatius wrote.

CNN said it confirmed the report, citing a senior Obama administration official, who declined to be identified.

“Very soon, the Israelis fear, the Iranians will have stored enough enriched uranium in deep underground facilities to make a weapon - and only the U.S. could then stop them militarily," Ignatius wrote without citing a source.

He was writing from Brussels where Panetta was attending a NATO defense ministers' meeting.

The Washington Post article said the postponement of a joint U.S.-Israeli military exercise that had been scheduled for this spring may have signaled the prospect of an Israeli attack soon.

The Jerusalem Post believes that Panetta concluded that Israel could soon attack Iran after several meetings with his Israeli counterpart Ehud Barak in Tel Aviv and Washington.

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