Deputy IDF chief, top US military official discuss Iran
Dan Harel meets NATO partners in Brussels in order to discuss Iranian threat. Officials in Jerusalem: Strategic coordination regarding Iran is at its peak
IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Major-General Dan Harel met this past weekend with the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, to discuss the Iranian threat, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Sunday.
The meeting took place as part of the Meeting of NATO and Partner Chiefs of Defense in Brussels. According to sources, new information regarding Iran’s nuclear efforts cancel out the conclusions reached by the American National Intelligence Estimate, published in December.
The report presented to US President George W. Bush at the end of last year, concluded that Iran halted
its nuclear weapons development program in the fall of 2003 under international pressure but is continuing to enrich uranium for civilian purposes.
In the framework of the discussions, Harel also met with the chiefs of staff from 13 different countries. Iran’s nuclear developments and its involvement in Lebanon and in the Gaza Strip, arose in each of the respective meetings.
Political officials in Jerusalem said on Saturday, that Israel and the US agreed on vigorous activity against Iran’s nuclear program. According to them, the treatment of the Iranian threat will be much more effective after all the options are placed on the table and the Iranians need to be much more worried now.
The officials added that Bush’s declarations are backed-up. “The strategic coordination regarding Iran is at its peak. In face-to-face meetings, issues of utmost importance were concluded and will always be kept secret."
Itamar Eichner contributed to the report
