Israel sees U.S. acceptance of an Iran strike.
Former Israeli intelligence chief Amos Yadlin said that he thinks Washington is slowly coming around to the idea of an Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.
â??In 2012 the [Americans'] red light was as red as it can get, the brightest red,â? Yadlin was quoted by the Times of Israel as telling Israel's Army Radio. â??But the music Iâ??m hearing lately from Washington says, â??If this is truly an overriding Israeli security interest, and you think you want to strike,â?? then the light hasnâ??t changed to green, I think, but itâ??s definitely yellow.â?
It's hard to see what exactly has changed, from a U.S. perspective, with regard to the dangers of an Israeli strike on Iran. Moreover, with Iran's new president indicating a willingness to talk (if not to capitulate) I'd have guessed that Washington would be even more unwilling to green light an Israeli attack. Is the U.S. suddenly better equipped to deal with the fallout of such a strike, or is Washington simply resigning itself to the inevitable?
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