Iran remains isolated, refuses to cooperate with nuclear inspectors.
Iranian nuclear negotiator: inspections only if sanctions lifted.
Israel has developed an improved precision, bunker-burrowing weapon which Israeli Military Industries (IMI) unveiled on March 6. The 500-pound MPR-500 is an electro-optical (laser-guided) bomb that can penetrate double-reinforced concrete walls or floors without breaking apart.
The targeting of the facility is in response to the rockets fired at Israel. More than 130 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip, and struck major population centers in southern Israel in the last 35 hours.
Israel Under Fire: More Than 130 Rockets Fired From Gaza. In Response to Rocket Fire, IAF Targets Two Terror Activity Sites
Imagine, this is what happens when Iran does not have nuclear weapons to share with their proxies Hamas and Hezbollah.
A short while ago, IAF aircraft thwarted two terrorist squads from firing rockets at Israel from the northern and the central Gaza Strip. Direct hits were identified.
Defense secretary says ‘international permission’ trumps Congress - Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is facing criticism for statements he made at a hearing this week regarding the use of international military force without the explicit approval of Congress
Obama: Will use force against Iran according to “time and circumstances”
U.S. preference is “to resolve this issue diplomatically”
U.S. support for Israel is, should remain, bipartisan.
Israel’s top leaders are gearing up for a flurry of high-profile diplomacy this coming week that will influence the next steps taken to thwart Iran’s nuclear program.
