Wednesday, November 26, 2008

US Has Never Advised Israel Against Iran Strike: Olmert

US President George W. Bush (R) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert November 24, 2008 at The White House in Washington, DC. The United States has not pressured Israel to rule out military action in order to halt Iran's nuclear program, Olmert said on Tuesday after talks with Bush. (AFP/File/Tim Sloan)

From Yahoo News/AFP:

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States has not pressured Israel to rule out military action in order to halt Iran's nuclear program, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday after talks with President George W. Bush.

The outgoing prime minister, who ends what is probably his last visit to Washington in office, said he had "spoke at length with Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and the president on Iran."

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