Israel to US: Talk of Avoiding War Helps Iran

Israeli officials on Monday complained that U.S. officials speaking publicly about their reluctance to start a war with Iran "served Iran's interests." Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and other senior officials lambasted U.S. national...

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Top Israeli Officials Diverge on Iran Statements

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu kept up his hawkish, pro-war rhetoric on Thursday, but other top Israeli officials issued more careful statements regarding Iran's nuclear program, indicating a rift in Israel's senior leadership. Netanyahu had previously...

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Panetta: Iran is Not Developing Nuclear Weapons

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday that Iran is enriching uranium in a peaceful nuclear program but that Tehran has not decided to develop an atomic bomb. Top U.S. military and intelligence officials gave separate testimonies in congressional hearings on...

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