6 juillet 2008

     The heads of the Pentagon have expressed concerns that an Israeli plan for a possible strike on Iran's nuclear facilities would fail to destroy the them, as both the CIA and the Mossad's intelligence seems lacking in details of the bases' location, The Sunday Telegraph reported. According to the report, the American commanders are worried that Israel will feel compelled to act within the next year; even if it has no assurances that it can do anything more than just slow Iran's development of nuclear weapons. The... [Lire la suite]

         Senior United States defense officials fear that a much-anticipated Israeli strike against Iran's nuclear program would fail to destroy it due to lack of intelligence about the location of the relevant facilities, the Sunday Telegraph reported. The British newspaper stated that evidence of the CIA and Mossad espionage agency's dearth of knowledge on the matter emerged during recent Israel-U.S. talks. Citing an official familiar with the discussions who has briefed Iran experts in Washington and... [Lire la suite]

          Israel was reopening some border crossings with Gaza on Sunday, an official said, after it closed them on Thursday following the launch of a rocket into the Jewish state by Palestinian militants. Reopening the crossings will allow goods, including food and gasoline, into the largely blockaded territory and humanitarian cases into Israel for medical treatment. The rocket landed in an open area on Thursday and did not cause any casualties. Regardless of the firing, the crossings are generally... [Lire la suite]