Iran attack decision nears, Israeli elite locks down
This inner sanctum at the end of a corridor between Netanyahu’s private room and the office of his top military adviser, is where one of the decade’s most momentous military decisions could soon be taken: to launch an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear program.
Time for that decision is fast running out and the mood in Jerusalem is hardening.
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Plans to strike Iran “ready,” says U.S. Israel envoy
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. plans for a possible military strike on Iran are ready and the option is “fully available”, the U.S. ambassador to Israel said, days before Tehran resumes talks with world powers which suspect it of seeking to develop nuclear arms.
Like Israel, the United States has said it considers military force a last resort to prevent Iran using its uranium enrichment to make a bomb. Iran insists its nuclear program is for purely civilian purposes.
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Iran drills first large-scale paratroop drops for offensive action
IRGC commando commando operations units of the Iranian army and Revolutionary Guards IRGC Tuesday, May 14, began a two-day practice of offensive tactics, for the first time dropping large-scale forces from the air deep behind enemy lines. The many war games Iran has conducted until now focused on defenses of strategic and nuclear locations and repelling invaders. This drill displayed its aggressive capabilities. Codenamed Ja’far Tayyar, it was staged in remote Khorasan near the Afghan border, so as not to expose the commando tactics it employed.
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Iranian Calls for ‘Islamic Awakening’
An Iranian official called this week for an ‘Islamic Awakening’ movement to help Palestinian Authority Arabs “demolish the Zionist regime”, the IRNA news agency reported.
Read more: Iranian Calls for ‘Islamic Awakening’ – Middle East – News – Israel National News.
Simulation: Israeli strike on Iran would work
An Israeli newspaper recently hosted a war simulation that showed an Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities causing severe damage and the Jewish state not suffering any major consequences for that action.
The Makor Rishon newspaper brought together former government officials and army generals, university professors who are experts on regional players, and journalists who know the current conflicts inside and out to participate in the exercise.
Winds of War?
On Thursday, May 3, Israel mobilized six reserve battalions and received the government’s permission to mobilize 16 more, a security measure due to potential problems in the Sinai desert and the volatile situation in Syria, or so we are told. But the mobilization of 22 battalions means that there is more to this situation than meets the eye.
Eight months ago the present writer discussed the probability of a nine-front war. Despite the low-key tone of “a security measure,” Israel now seems to be close to that situation.
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Israeli president: Early election canceled
JERUSALEM AP — In a stunning reversal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called off early elections Tuesday after reaching an agreement to bring the main opposition party into the government, a move that puts a more moderate face on his hawkish coalition.The deal to include the centrist Kadima Party, announced just a day after Netanyahu set early elections in motion, could have implications for a possible Israeli strike on Irans nuclear facilities and help Netanyahu fend off challenges over an array of issues from partners in his current coalition.
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Israelis: Best Time to Bomb Iran Is During US Election Campaign
A sense of inevitable war with Iran seized Israel as its two principal leaders — Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak — concluded 1 Iran is about to produce a nuclear bomb; 2 planned to use it to wipe out Israel; 3 the time for Israel to bomb Iran’s nuclear production sites is now i.e., at the height of the U.S. presidential campaign when neither candidate would risk losing by criticizing Israel.
Read more: Israelis: Best Time to Bomb Iran Is During US Election Campaign.
Iranian naval exercise follows on Israel’s northern border drill
Israel’s Defense Minister Ehud Barak offered the view this week that the next round of Six-Power talks with Iran taking place on May 23 in Baghdad would lead nowhere, throwing cold water on the current optimism. As for US media reports of a lessening in war tensions over Iran because of the internal debate in Israel over an independent attack, they were soon overtaken by significant military steps embarked on Tuesday, May 1, by the US, Israel and Iran.
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Russian military ups the ante on missile defense
MOSCOW AP — Russias top military officer has threatened to carry out a pre-emptive strike on U.S.-led NATO missile defense facilities in Eastern Europe if Washington goes ahead with its controversial plan to build a missile shield.President Dmitry Medvedev said last year that Russia will retaliate militarily if it does not reach an agreement with the United States and NATO on the missile defense system.
Read more: Russian military ups the ante on missile defense – Yahoo! News.
‘Iran may accelerate nuke program’
Iran would possibly accelerate its nuclear weapons program after a future Israeli military strike, former IDF Intelligence head Shlomo Gazit told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.
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Six army battalions called up under emergency orders to meet growing threat on Egypt, Syria borders
The IDF has issued emergency call up orders to six reserve battalions in light of new dangers on the Egyptian and Syrian borders. And the Knesset has given the IDF permission to summon a further 16 reserve battalions if necessary, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.An IDF spokesperson said intelligence assessments called for the deployment of more soldiers.
US military drills Day One after strike on Iran, deploys F-22s to Gulf
US Navy, Air Force, ground, intelligence and special forces units based at home, in Europe and the Middle East, took part this week in a special exercise ordered by President Barack Obama to simulate reactions to a potential US-Israel strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, DEBKAfile’s exclusive military and Washington sources report.
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Khamenei Uses Fatwa to Disguise Irans Nuclear Intentions
New evidence indicates Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, wants nuclear weapons and he created a religious-based ruse to deceive the world into joining new talks. The leader intends to use those talks to buy more time to harden his weapons program, prevent an attack, and persuade world powers to lift sanctions.
Read more: Khamenei Uses Fatwa to Disguise Irans Nuclear Intentions | Bible Prophecy Blog.
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