Israel wants Obama
to make further-reaching declarations than the
vague assertion that "all options are on the
table," the official said. In particular,
Netanyahu wants Obama to state unequivocally that
the United States is preparing for a military
operation in the event that Iran crosses certain
"red lines," said the official; Israel feels this
will increase pressure on Iran by making clear
that there exists a real U.S. threat.
Report:
Israel won't warn U.S. before Iran
strike
Officials
in Jerusalem say there will be no advance
warning to
U.S. if Israel decides to launch
preemptive strike against Iran.
War games: Tel
Aviv missile drill
Ever-ready
(Archives) Photo: Eli T
Senior officials
to take part in drill
simulating explosion of
two rockets in central
Israel
'Israel
can defend
itself against
barrages from
Iran'
Israel’s
Arrow missile
defense system
could intercept
barrages of
Iranian long-range
missiles, Arieh
Herzog, who
recently stepped
down as head of
the Defense
Ministry’s Homa
Missile Defense
Agency, has told
The Jerusalem
Post.
While
there "is no
such thing as
100 percent
defense," the
Arrow was
fully
operational
and capable of
providing an
adequate
defense
against Iran’s
Shahab and
Sajil
ballistic
missiles,
Herzog said.