Israel is negotiating with the United States for permission to fly over Iraq as part of a plan to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, according to a report in the UK Daily Telegraph.
To conduct surgical air strikes against Iran’s nuclear programme, Israeli war planes would need to fly across Iraq. But to do so the Israeli military authorities in Tel Aviv need permission from the Pentagon.
A senior Israeli defence official said negotiations were now underway between the two countries for the US-led coalition in Iraq to provide an “air corridor” in the event of the Israeli government deciding on unilateral military action to prevent Teheran developing nuclear weapons.
“We are planning for every eventuality, and sorting out issues such as these are crucially important,” said the official, who asked not to be named.
“The only way to do this is to fly through US-controlled air space. If we don’t sort these issues out now we could have a situation where American and Israeli war planes start shooting at each other.”
As Iran continues to defy UN demands to stop producing material which could be used to build a nuclear bomb, Israel’s military establishment is moving on to a war footing, with preparations now well under way for the Jewish state to launch air strikes against Teheran if diplomatic efforts fail to resolve the crisis.
The pace of military planning in Israel has accelerated markedly since the start of this year after Mossad, the Israeli intelligence service, provided a stark intelligence assessment that Iran, given the current rate of progress being made on its uranium enrichment programme, could have enough fissile material for a nuclear warhead by 2009.
Last week Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, announced that he had persuaded Meir Dagan, the head of Mossad for the past six years and one of Israel’s leading experts on Iran’s nuclear programme, to defer his retirement until at least the end of next year.
Mr Olmert has also given overall control of the military aspects of the Iran issue to Eliezer Shkedi, the head of the Israeli Air Force and a former F-16 fighter pilot.
The international community will increase the pressure on Iran when senior officials from the five permanent of the United Nations Security Council and Germany meet at an emergency summit to be held in London on Monday.
Iran ignored a UN deadline of last Wednesday to halt uranium enrichment. Officials will discuss arms controls and whether to cut back on the $25 billion-worth of export credits which are used by European companies to trade with Iran.
A high-ranking British source said: “There is a debate within the six countries on sanctions and economic measures.”
British officials insist that this “incremental” approach of tightening the pressure on Iran is starting to turn opinion within Iran. One source said: “We are on the right track. There is time for diplomacy to take effect.”
(Source: Telegraph)
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IF ITS A SECRET WHY ARE YOU REPORTING IT?
I don’t understant y israel doesn’t kill acmadenajad & all problem’s will go away!!!!!!!!!!!
All news media love to report secrets, because it’s good for (their) business. They usually get it right about 50% of the time. Unfortunately, when they do, lives are lost.
Could it be calculated to coincide with purim ?
Just an wonder. Another chapter in our Megilla .
I hope acmadenajad does not log onto YW and stop this “SECRET” attack!
SAM CHAIM IT IS NOT THAT SIMPLE TO KILL ACMADENAJAD THE WORLD WILL GO CRAZY IF THEY KILLED HIM.
first of all don’t holtzic so fest …..& #2 I did not mean that israel should kill acmadenajad in the open day light -like they kill all the other terrest in gaza.I mean the mosad should posin him evreything undercover (like they did 2 that russain spy a few weeks ago)& they still don’t know who did it .. don’t you think there r mosad chevra in iran right now?sure there is!!!! & also there r reports that israel kill’d arefat ym”s (i think the bbc reported it) & nothing happend… all i’m saying is that israel is abel 2 do it without no 1 knowing .
PLEASE use spell check.
Sometimes a military tactic involves letting “secrets” out on purpose, for example to make the enemy plan in one direction while the real “secret” is that it is a bluffing feint, the true intention is something else. I recall reading that Eisenhower did something similar in WWII successfully confusing the Germans on where the main invasion would come.
Stories like this are purposely leaked to put pressure on whomever they are threatening.
bugnut – I think you got it right
sam chaim – you pack a lot of “facts” in your post – how do you make up so much stuff so fast? 1) Israel poisened the spy 2) mosad is in iran 3) israel killed arabfat. do you believe every conspiracy theory against Israel or just some?
Killing Ahmadinejad, though he’s certainly deserving, isn’t going to stop the problem. He’s just the front man for Ayatollah Khameini and the other mullahs who really are running things. They’d simply replace him with some other nutjob.
I didn’t mean that israel kill’d the spy I meant no 1 know’s who poisene’d him yet.so if israel poisen’d that hitler ym”s from iran(i don’t want 2 put his name on y”w besides I cant even spell it)no1 will know!!!!!! & there you don’t have 2 be smart 2 know that mosad guys r in iran & all other arab places.they work undercover it’s a known fact…….
I also heard that the aybishter also has to give them permission
unt’ll that hitler from iran came 2 power no in the arab nation’s ever said open in front of hundred’s of arabs & live brodcast all around the world that israel should b wiped off the map & that the holacost never happend ….t’ll he came 2 power there was no such musseg….. it’s all him that is supporting terroest hamas & hizballa .with out him hizballa chold’nt make war with israel this past summer bec. the lack of weppaens R’ matsyaho salemon shlit’a said 2 week’s ago on shabbes that he is the”hamam”from our dor & hashem should whach over us all over the world…
I think we should all pray for da best !!!
DEAR SAM CHAIM FIRST OF ALL THEY WOULD JUST BLAME IT ON ISRAEL AND THEY WOULD ATTACK US #2 I WILL HOLTZICHFEST #3 BE MORE SPECFIC NEXT TIME PLEASE!!!!!!!!