Israel Iran Strike

A senior Pentagon official told ABC News on June 30, 2008, that Israel was prepared to launch a tactical strike on Iran in the near future.ABC News: Pentagon Warns of Israeli Attack on Iran (June 30, 2008) On the same day, a senior Israeli politician told Germany's Der Spiegel that Israel was ready to attack to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.Spiegel Online: Interview with Israeli Politician Isaac Ben-Israel: ‘Israel Will Not Stand By While Iran Builds the Bomb' (July 1, 2008) On July 2, 2008, a Russian official said that an Israeli attack on Iran would be "catastrophic" for the Middle East. The official also reported that Iran would consider submitted proposals that Iran suspend its uranium enrichment programs.Brietbart.com: Military strike on Iran would be 'catastrophic:' Russian ministry (July 2, 2008)

The Pentagon official told ABC News that Israel's recent military exercise was not a "rehearsal" but "basic, fundamental training" for a coordinated attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. The official identified two "red lines" that would make an attack on Iran imminent. First, if Iran's Natanz nuclear facility enriches enough uranium to make a nuclear bomb, then Israel may decide to attack. Second, Israel might decide to attack, according to the official, before Iran acquires the SA-20 air defense system it recently purchased from Russia.ABC News: Pentagon Warns of Israeli Attack on Iran (June 30, 2008)

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