Attack on Iran getting closer, Israeli president claims

Israeli President Shimon Peres is convinced that the U.S. and the world could soon take action against Iran, but that such decision has not been made yet. When asked by Channel Two News if events were moving toward to a military option rather than a diplomatic one, he replied: "I believe so, I estimate that intelligence services of all these countries are looking at the ticking clock, warning leaders that there is not much time left." Attack on Iran getting closer, Israeli president claims “In the time we have left we need to appeal to other nations and the world to act, to tell them to stand behind the promises they made, to fulfill their responsibility regardless of whether that meant serious sanctions or military operation,” Peres pointed out. “I don’t think that any decision has been made other than that the world is sticking to its duty to respond and we want to see what they are going to do,” the Israeli president said. He made the statement after Israeli media had reported that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was trying to convince his government to authorize an attack against Tehran. U.S. officials are concerned that Israel will not warn them before taking military action against Iran's nuclear facilities, a senior U.S. military official said Friday. The U.S. is "absolutely" concerned that Israel is preparing an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, and this concern is increasing, CNN reported the official as saying. The U.S. has increased its “watchfulness” of Iran and Israel over the past few weeks, U.S. Central and European Commands, which watch Iranian and Israeli developments respectively, are “increasingly vigilant” at this time, according to the official, and a second military official who also spoke with CNN. The military official emphasized that the U.S is concerned about the risk a strike against Iran could pose for American troops in Iraq and in the Persian Gulf, according to the CNN report. The official also said that the U.S. does not intend to follow a military action against Iran, CNN said. Shimon Peres (www.wikipedia.org)

Attack on Iran getting closer, Israeli president claims

“In the time we have left we need to appeal to other nations and the world to act, to tell them to stand behind the promises they made, to fulfill their responsibility regardless of whether that meant serious sanctions or military operation,” Peres pointed out.

“I don’t think that any decision has been made other than that the world is sticking to its duty to respond and we want to see what they are going to do,” the Israeli president said.

He made the statement after Israeli media had reported that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was trying to convince his government to authorize an attack against Tehran.

U.S. officials are concerned that Israel will not warn them before taking military action against Iran's nuclear facilities, a senior U.S. military official said Friday.

The U.S. is "absolutely" concerned that Israel is preparing an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, and this concern is increasing, CNN reported the official as saying.

The U.S. has increased its “watchfulness” of Iran and Israel over the past few weeks, U.S. Central and European Commands, which watch Iranian and Israeli developments respectively, are “increasingly vigilant” at this time, according to the official, and a second military official who also spoke with CNN.

The military official emphasized that the U.S is concerned about the risk a strike against Iran could pose for American troops in Iraq and in the Persian Gulf, according to the CNN report.

The official also said that the U.S. does not intend to follow a military action against Iran, CNN said.