File picture shows Israelis gathered on the beach in Tel Aviv watching Israeli jets perform during a military parade. Israeli defence officials ruled out a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities as early as 2005, US diplomatic cables leaked to whistleblower site WikiLeaks show, an Israeli newspaper said Sunday. France 24Haaretz WikiLeaks Exclusive: Israel Ruled Out Military Option On Iran Years Ago -- Haaretz
2005 report says senior defense officials did not believe an attack similar to Israel's assault on Iraq's Osirak reactor was possible.
Senior defense officials ruled out an Israeli military attack on Iran's nuclear sites as early as five and a half years ago, telegrams sent from the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv in 2005 and 2006 indicate. The cables, which were revealed over the weekend, are among hundreds of thousands shared exclusively with Haaretz by the WikiLeaks website.
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More News On Iran's Nuclear Program And Israel's Response To It
Israel ruled out Iran strike in 2005: Wikileaks -- AFP
How Close Did the United States Come to Launching a War against Iran? -- Christopher A. Preble, The National Interest
Did Israel Rule Out a Strike on Iran? -- Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic
My response to Goldberg: Don't Shoot the Tweeter -- Lara Friedman, Americans For Peace Now
Netanyahu: Iran recently accelerated nuclear program -- Jerusalem Post
Netanyahu: Iran accelerating nuclear program -- Washington Examiner
Dissidents: Secret factories making key parts for Iran nuclear program -- Christian Science Monitor
Iran opposition backers claims find of secret Iranian nuclear facility -- CNN
Iranian opposition group claims discovery of secret factory serving Iran's nuclear program -- Canadian Press/AP
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