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This scenario dictated by estimates that Iran can make a nuke in 43 days.
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This scenario postulates Israeli preparations for a low-grade Iranian nuclear strike.
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Abu Musa will be the provincial capital of the new Iranian province.
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DEBKAfile Exclusive Report April 26, 2012, 5:30 PM (GMT+02:00)
Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz meets top US soldier Gen. Martin Dempsey in Washington
Israel Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu acted Thursday, April 26, to correct the damaging impression of divided and conflicting perceptions of the Iranian nuclear threat left by statements delivered in the last two days by himself and Defense Minster Ehud Barak. Israel’s chief of staff Gen. Benny Gantz rallied to the task. He commented Thursday that “other countries have readied their armed forces for a potential strike against Iran’s nuclear sites to keep Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.”
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Israel races against time on decision to strike Iran
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April 23, 2012, 10:03 AM (GMT+02:00)
Binyamin Netanyahu's toughest decision ever
Until now, Israeli leaders talked about a final decision to go to war on Iran’s nuclear bomb program in terms of months. This timeline is suddenly shrinking. DEBKA-Net-Weekly in its coming issue out next week explains what is behind this change and what drove Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz to state this week: "In principle, we are ready to act," when asked if the IDF was ready to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities. Don’t miss these insights into Israel’s pressing calculus on Iran.
As Israeli leaders wrangle over Iran, a new US spy agency will deal with Tehran
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April 25, 2012, 5:38 PM (GMT+02:00)
Some fear they've missed the boat.
Israel’s prime minister and defense minister were harshly criticized on the eve of Israel’s 64th Independence Day for too much speechifying and no real action against a nuclear Iran. In contrast, the US finally acted, creating a new Pentagon spy agency against the Islamic Republic. The Israeli street has stopped listening to its leaders intoning that Iran will not be permitted to acquire a nuclear weapon. Some military and intelligence sources believe Israel and the US have missed the boat for stopping it, especially concerning a dirty bomb.
US bid to defuse Egyptian-Israeli tensions derailed by Egyptian Islamists
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April 24, 2012, 8:11 PM (GMT+02:00)
Egyptian tanks in Sinai
Monday, April 24, the Obama administration stepped in to damp down the military frictions developing between Jerusalem and Cairo, fanned further this week by a dispute over the suspension of Egyptian gas to Israel. Earlier that day, Egypt’s military ruler Field Marshal Muhammad Tantawi said: “If anyone comes near Egypt’s border, we will break their leg.” Egyptian Islamists and Bedouin groups have since announced they would mark Israel’s Independence Day Thursday with a mass assault on the Sinai memorials of Israel’s fallen soldiers.
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