Event Details
Summer 2012
Description
Planned timeframe for Israeli attack on Iran, delayed due to tensions and joint exercises.
Participants (2)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Military | organization | 25 | View Entity |
| Israel | person | 4 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
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This document appears to be a page from a memoir by Ehud Barak (marked with a House Oversight stamp), detailing the strategic considerations in 2012 regarding a potential Israeli military strike on Iran. The text describes the operational readiness, political opposition within Israel, and the eventual decision by Barak to call off the strike due to the presence of US troops for joint exercises and the potential damage to US-Israel relations. It draws parallels to Menachem Begin's 1981 decision to bomb Iraq's nuclear reactor.
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