Linda S. Heard, 16/9/08
The clock is ticking. The demise of the aggressive “do-anything-for-Israel” Bush administration is nearing. The window of opportunity for a US-backed/tolerated Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities may be closing. And as they have done throughout recent years, politicians and pundits are speculating as to whether or not Tel Aviv will present the world with an October/November surprise. Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev is a believer. “We know that certain players are planning an attack against Iran,” he said on Friday, while warning that its implementation would endanger the entire world.
See: http://www.gulfnews.com/opinion/columns/world/10245357.html
US agrees to sell Israel bunker-busters
16/9/08
The US has agreed to sell 1,000 bunker-buster-bunker bombs to Israel — a deal that could significantly improve Israel’s ability to strike at Iran’s nuclear facilities. Military experts say an Israeli strike would require bombs that could blast through underground bunkers where some of the Iranian nuclear facilities are located. Last week, the US Defense Department notified Congress that it has agreed to sell Israel small diameter bombs that are capable of doing that. It was not clear from the Defense Department’s announcement when the bombs would be delivered. Israel and the United States do no believe Iran’s assertion that its nuclear program is to produce energy, not weapons. Israel has not ruled out a military strike.
See: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4§ion=0&article=114370&d=16&m=9&y=2008
Tags: Arms Sales, Iran, Israel, USA