After conceding this week that Israel was not on the way to a unilateral attack on Iran, Defense Minister Ehud Barak played down speculation that Israel and the U.S. were waging a covert war against Iran. Barak denied accusations of involvement in two explosions that...

At present, Israel does not want to launch a military strike against Iran, but it will hold that option as a last resort, according to Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Reiterating longstanding military propaganda, Barak explained that "all options are on the...