Obama, Medvedev at odds on US missile shield, Iran's nuclear drive, Middle East
DEBKAfile Special Analysis
July 6, 2009, 8:42 PM (GMT+02:00)
Obama and Medvedev sign nuclear warhead cut memorandum
US president Barack Obama and Russian president Dmitry Medvedev were of one mind in one key sphere, the need to continue the war on al Qaeda and the Taliban. This concurrence produced on Day One of Obama's first official visit to Moscow an accord allowing the United States to fly troops and weapons to Afghanistan through Russian skies.
Most other key issues were either left in dispute or as unfinished business for joint teams to fill in the gaps, such as the preliminary memorandum under which the US and Russia aim to cut their nuclear warhead arsenals.
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Biden: If Israel wants to bomb Iran, we can't stop them
DEBKAfile Special Report
July 5, 2009, 5:51 PM (GMT+02:00)
US Vice President Joseph Biden: Israel must determine for itself.
In an interview with ABC's George Stephanoupolos taped Saturday, vice president Joseph Biden said: "Israel can determine for itself — it's a sovereign nation — what's in their interest and what they decide to do relative to Iran and anyone else." Whether we agree or not? The interviewer asked. "Whether we agree or not," said the vice president.
This was the first time a senior Obama administration official left Israel the military option against Iran's nuclear sites.
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