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Barak: Massive Attack on Israeli Cities Is American Red Line
(Globes) Hagai Golan and Stella Korin-Lieber - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak told Globes in an interview Thursday: "When Israel says that it is not possible to allow a nuclear Iran and that all the options are on the table, it means it. There is agreement between us and the Americans on the need, but there are differences about how fast the clock is ticking. We're continually reviewing the reality, and the Americans understand and know from us that Israel reserves the right and the responsibility to decide for itself on matters related to its future and security, and they respect this." "During the coming year, Iran is liable to complete the breakthrough. The Americans have let it be known that if there is a massive Iranian attack against its allies in the Persian Gulf, where the U.S. has military bases, they will act, and they have even said that in the event of a massive attack on Israeli cities, they will act." "Someone here [in Israel] tried to cause tensions and describe in the press as if the Americans promised that if Israel does something, then they will continue the work and attack Iran. That's not true. They never said that, and that is why [Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin] Dempsey was forced to say, 'Excuse me, we never said that Israel holds the trigger and it can activate America.' I also don't think that it is proper to think in those terms."