Israel is talking with Washington about laying down “clear red lines” for Iran over its nuclear program, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with Canada’s CBC. “Iran will not stop unless it sees clear determination by the democratic countries of the world and a clear red line,” Netanyahu told the Canadian television channel. “The sooner we establish one, the greater the chances that there won’t be a need for other types of action,” he said. Over the past week, the Israeli leader has repeatedly driven home the need to draw a “clear red line” for Iran and make clear the consequences of crossing it, in what was widely interpreted as a criticism of Washington. “We’re discussing it right now with the United States,” Netanyahu said, without saying what would constitute a red line. “The issue is not merely the sanctions or the steps that could be enhanced to put pressure on Iran. It’s also a clear delineation of a line which Iran cannot cross in its pursuit of the development of nuclear weapons capability,” he said. “If Iran saw that, there’s a chance… they might pause before they cross that line.” Last week, Netanyahu insisted that red lines were necessary in order to avoid war. “The greater the resolve and the clearer the red line, the less likely we’ll have conflict,” he said on September 3. In recent weeks, tensions with Washington have risen sharply over reports Israel was planning to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities without White House approval. Israel, the Middle East’s sole, if undeclared, nuclear power, says a nuclear Iran would constitute an existential threat for the Jewish state and has refused to rule out a military strike to prevent it from gaining such a capability.
Let us step back a little and revisit Iran and Israe relations. Iran was the first moslem country to recognise Israel. Under the late Shah both countries were intimate friends sharing intelligence and military co operation. Israel encouraged Shah to go nuclear but for peaceful purposes.
With the fall of Shah everything changed but even after being dubbed as the little Satan by the late Ayatullah Iran imported weapons from Israel during the war against Iraq . My comments continues.
Now Iran wants to go Nuclear but wants like israel to maintain ambiguity. UN and the West do not want to accept this and want all the Iranian program examined by IAEA but not of Israel. Iran will not be allowed to cross the red line–whatever that means. In fact the war has allready started. Iran is facing unprecdented sanctions. It,s nuclear scientists are either being assassinated or are defecting. It,s nuclear program is being attacked by cyberspace(virus attack)
Iran and Israel are a thousend mile apart. They pose no existential threat to each other. If the President of Iran a nd PM of Isreal could just cool down the rhetoric a little bit we all will sleep better: Think of the day after if the things get out of control. Let us talk peace before it is too late.
isreal shud kick some ass now
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