Israel keeping all options open on Iran: senior official
AFP
21-Sep-2009 (one comment)

Israel is not ruling out any option in how to deal with Iran's nuclear programme, a senior official said on Monday after Russia's president said he had been assured the Jewish state would not launch a military strike.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev made the comments in an interview with US television, excerpts of which were released by the Kremlin on Sunday.

"When Israeli President (Shimon) Peres was visiting me in Sochi recently, he said something very important for all of us: 'Israel does not plan any strikes on Iran, we are a peaceful country and we will not do this'," he said.

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Ostaad

Israel in not ruling anythig out, and ...

by Ostaad on Mon Sep 21, 2009 04:28 PM PDT

it is NOT ruling anyting in, either.

Israel does not give a rat's behind about Iran's non-existing nukes, nor anything remotely related to it! That's a subject for us the people to noshkhaar on. Noiiiiizzzz

Israel is more worried about the possibility of being left out of a hugely profitable "emerging markets" of the the ME.  With the US being a "part-Middle Eastern" country for more than 5 years at unfathomable human loss of life on many side, the US has only the Middle East to tap in for markets. So an economic block consisting of Iran, Turkey, Iraq, and ..... will be a vital shot in the arm of the world market including the US. Israel does not want to be left out of such an economic market block because it has nowhere to go if it looses the US and the EU financial help. Israel's aim is to be including in any regional reshaping of the "new Middle East" and its markets. The reason why the 5+1 buckled under and accepted to talk to Iran, is they know they need to talk about the "whole enchilada" in order to solve the problems in the ME, not bits and pieces.

Ahmadinejad's visit to NY, no matter what one thinks of he himself or the government he claims to be heading, is hugely important for everyone involved.

I bet Israel-Iran "relations" will be on the agenda.


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