The head of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) returned to Israel on Thursday after five days of talks with US officials in Washington that were focused on Iran and said joint military operations between the US and Israel will be “significantly expanded.”
“In order to improve our capabilities in the face of challenges in the region, joint activity with the US Central Command will be significantly expanded in the near future,” IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi said, according to The Times of Israel.
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi’s trip to the US came amid soaring tensions with Iran as the US is ramping up sanctions on the Islamic Republic and expressing support for protesters inside the country. Kohavi said that Israel will “continue to act at an accelerated rate against the entrenchment of the Iranian regime in the region.”
Earlier this week, Kohavi held talks with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, and CIA Director William Burns. Kohavi said that he stressed to the US officials that the US and Israel should step up planning for joint attacks on Iran.
Israel frequently carries out covert attacks inside Iran, but it’s unclear if the IDF could pull off airstrikes in Iran without support from the US. Striking Iranian nuclear facilities that have been built underground in response to Israeli sabotage would require bunker-busting bombs that Israel doesn’t have.
The US acknowledged in its recently released nuclear posture review that Iran has not decided to build a nuclear weapon, but that hasn’t stopped the hype and threats from both Israeli and US officials.
It seems to me that building a ‘nuclear weapon’, is almost a necessity…
If I were in their shoes I’d buy 50 from the Russians and the means to deliver them. Then I’d tell the Israelis it’s time to sit down and talk about how to stabilize the ME.
Why should Russia sell them anything,when they have much more power as their great protector?
israel has been claiming that “iran is only 2 weeks away from building a nuclear bomb” for several decades now
The irony is Iran is a signatory to the NPT (signed in 1968, ratified in 1970), while Israel, which has a few nukes, has not and does not allow the IAEA to inspect. With Bibi back, you know he will bring out his color drawing and the spit will be flying in the air for an attack on Iran. Then there is the Gvir character.
Few?? Few hundred is more probable.
I sense sarcasm in his choice of the word “few”.
“Joint” Activity? Sounds inventive. Light up for peace!
“Kohavi said that he stressed to the US officials that the US and Israel should step up planning for joint attacks on Iran.”
Nice of Kohavi to volunteer us for something sane people don’t with for.
I never though I would agree with Khomeini on anything, but I have to give the devil his due when he called the US “the great Satan” and Israel “the little Satan”.
Kohavi said that Israel will “continue to act at an accelerated rate against the entrenchment of the Iranian regime in the region.”
Meaning they aren’t allowed to have any form of government that Israel doesn’t approve. And since the US has declared that Iran isn’t seeking a nuke, it just means that the excuses will shift and the real objective with Iran will remain the same. Complete capitulation or failed state with a strong preference for the latter. After all, how else can they ever be safe from the next Holocaust?
The emphasis should be on our part in the drama. But we’re a prisoner of the folks with the permanent Get out of the Hague Free Card.
Well put, Bear!
Can you say “WWIII”?
Will there be a point , ever, when Zionazis don’t run this country ( not since JFK was murdered by them!)
This includes our drooling, barely sentient POTUS along with the Blinkin’ Idiot and various other high -rankin officials.
I have a feeling that Russia will not sit idly by while its ally Iran is turned into sea glass.
On the other hand, I’ll be getting out a bag of popcorn when Iran mines the Straits of Hormuz 😁 Great potential for entertainment!
It sounds a bit morbid but that’s the real world…!
So does this tell us two that nuclear bomb states are talking about attacking a non nuclear bomb state. It sure sounds like nuclear bullying to me. They must be real proud to keep the uppity Iran in its place. Both of whom have been or a currently are genocide practitioners. Its a wonderful world for genocide, but mostly for the chosen and their supporters.
Keep licking Iran boot and get nothing but a mouth full of gravel.
Only the US would use nukes against a non nuclear power in case of a conventional war. They always make it a point to declare in case of conflict everything is on the table, including nukes.
Time for a another regime change proxy war. Just can’t have enough of this crap going on. Gotta feed the beast, right?
My wife and I live in a visually pleasing place (except for wild fires), and every time I look there’s another obscenity added to the pile. It becomes more and more tempting to turn one’s back altogether on this bullshit country’s drama and all the chaos it’s spreading across the globe …
Are you tired of world wide threats, military build ups and expansions that cost trillions? Are you tired of wars that kill millions for no good reason and some for obviously bad reasons only to leave the same bad apples behind to poison the good apples? Do you ever feel like saying nough’ talk! Let’s see them nukes! It takes a lot for a hard core antiwar advocate to lose it. But maybe it’s time? …Wait! Is that why some people pray for Armageddon? Is that how we’re going to finally be at peace? (sarcasm)
That is the height of cynicism…. Nicely done.
What a bunch of criminals they are, they are sickening.
War criminals. They used to get sent to the Hague – but not apparently if they hail from a certain geographically insignificant, bellicose middle eastern country.
War criminals surrounded by other war criminals.
What an amazing news! This is the kind of power relatiinship US needed. Dud not see it coming.
The elephant and its welfare Queen midget… Now TWO who depend on the largess of the U.S. taxpayers.
There are reports of China and Iran and Russia and India to expand their relationship.
Dinosaurs mating.
Kohavi is full of shit. Israel is incapable of fighting anyone that isn’t helpless.
Remember the martyrs: US Liberty, Rachel Corrie, Shireen abu Akleh, … Palestine.