Israeli Military Chief Tells US to Step Up Planning for Joint Attacks on Iran
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi is in Washington for
talks with US officials
by Dave DeCamp Posted
on November 22, 2022
The head of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) is
pressing the US to step up planning for joint attacks against Iran, The Times of Israel reported on Tuesday.
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi arrived in the US on
Sunday and has been holding talks with high-level officials. So far this week,
he has met with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley,
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, and CIA Director William Burns.
“During the discussions, it was agreed that we are at
a critical point in time that requires the acceleration of operational plans
and cooperation against Iran and its terrorist proxies in the region,” Kohavi
said.
Tensions are high between the US and Iran as the Biden
administration has been increasing sanctions on the Islamic Republic and is
voicing support for protesters inside the country. Talks to revive the Iran
nuclear deal have been stalled for months, and administration officials have
made clear they have no plans to resume them, at least anytime soon.
The US acknowledged in its recently released Nuclear Posture Review that
Iran is not building a nuclear weapon, but Israel continues to hype up the
threat of Iran’s nuclear program. On the
one hand, Iran is under many economic, military, and internal pressures, and on
the other hand, it continues to promote its nuclear program. The IDF strongly
promotes all operational plans against the Iranian threat,” he said.
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