Israel plans to attack Iran before US elections
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-upgrades.html
Israel 'planning to attack Iran before U.S. election': PM could order strike on nuclear targets within weeks
- Iranian TV announces upgrades to short-range missiles and more powerful naval engine
- Fateh-110 missile with range of about 180 miles included in upgrades
- Israel has said it is contemplating air strikes on Iran's nuclear sites
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Originally Posted by Daily Mail
Israel is planning a military strike against Iran’s nuclear programme before November, security sources in Israel have claimed. British officials say prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has begun a process of ‘sounding out’ his voters to gauge support for airstrikes and build a case for military action. Alon Ben-David, the well-informed military correspondent for Israel’s Channel 10 News, claimed on Monday that the country was ‘closer than ever’ to a strike against Iran.
He said Nr Netanyahu was ‘determined’ to attack Iran before the US election on November 6 – just 11 weeks away. Israeli leaders believe that President Obama, locked in a close election battle with Republican Mitt Romney, would be forced to back an Israeli strike – even though US military chiefs are against it – for fear of alienating Jewish voters in key swing states such as Florida.
Tensions grew yesterday when Iranian leaders displayed a new arsenal of Fateh-110 short-range missiles designed to destroy targets within 180 miles, including US warships in the Persian Gulf. Western intelligence agencies are watching the regime in Tehran closely after senior figures described Israel as ‘a cancer’ that should be ‘wiped off the map’ at the weekend.
Yesterday Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said: ‘I have no doubt that our defensive capabilities can stand up to bullying and put a halt to their plans.’
Well, whatever happens over there (things are bad enough with tensions between the key regional players of Saudi Arabia and Iran in Syria) it's absolutely none of our business - but as always, our politicians and those in the US (even the great Obama) will make it their business.
But for anyone who is siding with either side, here's a video explaining the history of the conflict in Iran..
No doubt about it, we started it.
Thoughts?
