Arab newspaper: “Washington Bans Israel from Attacking Iran”

by Kal El on August 31, 2008 · Comments

*update* (Infidelesto)  sketchy…Take this report with a grain of salt.  We will update more on this if European or American news pick it up.

Interesting, to say the least…

Naharnet

The United States has informed Israel that it bans any attack on Iran to knock down its nuclear program, the pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat reported Sunday.

The newspaper, in a Tel Aviv-datelined report, said Washington has “clearly informed Israel… that we would not allow you to launch war on Iran.”

The reported U.S. message also includes a ban on the use of Iraqi airspace to launch raids against Iran, the report added.

Some Israeli forces believe the “west has succumbed” to the idea of nuclear-armed Iran … and Israel must acknowledge this reality,” according to the report.

However, “the majority of Israeli political and military officials believe that Iran’s nuclear program poses a direct threat to Israel’s existence,” the report said.

Such officials believe that “they should get rid of this (Iranian) program,” the report explained.

Getting rid of the Iranian nuclear program can be achieved “by the collapse of the ruling regime, by an American military strike or by effective international pressure that reaches the level of a suffocating blockade,” it added.

Nevertheless, “If the (whole) world does not back one of these options, Israel would be left with no choice but to act alone” against Iran, the report added.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has worked out a “compromise” with the forces calling for striking Iran. He upgraded the budget of the military and security agencies to prepare for a strike and opened dialogue with Syria via Turkey.

The report quoted Olmert as saying going to “war against Iran without peace with Syria would be a serious adventure.”

The army believed that Syria would take part in such a war, Israel can defeat Syria and reach as deep as Damascus, threatening to occupy the Syrian capital.

“But such an operation, even if its success is guaranteed, would cost Israel 1,000-2,000 fatalities, would lead to shelling several Israeli cities and would result in extensive damage sustained by both sides.

“Above all, this war would end by going into negotiations focusing on returning the Golan to Syria.”
The report also quoted Olmert as saying “as long as the result would be negotiations over the Golan, but only after major losses, why don’t we start negotiations on the Golan now and achieve peace that gets Syria out of the sphere of Iranian influence?”

It also quoted Olmert as saying “Syrian President Bashar Assad is not an adventurer, he is a smart person …and doesn’t perceive himself with Iran, strategically.”

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  • Kal_El
    Ali,

    Who is to say such plans are not already set in stone? ;)
  • Ali
    If this report is true that the US is banning Israel from attacking Iran then if I was Israel I would be telling the US that we are a sovereign nation, not a state of the US and telling them also that if other efforts to stop Iran obtaining nuclear arms fail, then we will attack regardless of US or UN opinions or not.

    If I were Israel I would resort to the threat of escalating the attack to a full blown nuclear annilation if either of the super powers......Russia or the US try to intervene against Israels interests.   I would make plans as of now, and keep them secret.  Deny the existence of any plans regardless of accusations.   Upon launching the attack,  prepare and arm as many strategic nuclear weapons as possible and aim them at the largest population centres in Iran, and any other countries that may intervene on Irans behalf.  Make sure the world knows that any intervention in favor of Iran will be met with immediate strategic nuclear attack of enormous magnitude.

    The way I see it, Iran is run by a pack of mad men......total insanity.   The world is shaking in it's boots and caving in to the mad men because it can't deal with them in civilised manner.   The answer to the worlds cowardliness is to be a bigger mad man.......a bigger threat.......and to show the Islamist mad men around the world that somebody still has the balls to stand up to them.   Wipe them off the map literally if you have too........but do not let them get nukes.....at any cost.
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