Israel plays down US attack on Iran

The Israeli minister of war Ehud Barak says there exists little prospect of US military action against Iran's nuclear installations.

Barak referred to the US National Intelligence Estimate on Iran and claimed that the report had contributed to the hesitation about the military option against Tehran.

Barak also admitted the divergence between Israeli and US officials concerning the report.

"Whoever reads the small print finds that we [Israel and the US] disagree on some of the conclusions [in the report] but a lot less than what one thinks at first glance," the Zionist minister told the Knesset foreign affairs committee.

Barak claimed that world leaders share Israeli views on Iran's nuclear activities but went on to complain that "the American report is influential because of US centrality and importance".

Political pundits believe the December 3rd US agencies' assessment, which countered allegations against Tehran's peaceful nuclear program, has isolated the Zionist regime in its attempts to portray the country as a threat. JBS