Photo: Mossad chief Tamir Pardo. Moti Milrod/HaaretzMossad Chief Traveled To Washington To Gauge US Reaction To Iran Strike -- The Telegraph
The head of the Mossad, Tamir Pardo, made a secret trip to Washington earlier this month to gauge the likely US reaction to an independent Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.
The highly sensitive content of Mr Pardo's discussion with his American counterparts has been revealed in a Newsweek article entitled 'Obama's Dangerous Game With Iran'.
Unnamed US officials claim the Israeli security chief's line of questioning to CIA chief David Petraeus ran: "What is our posture on Iran? Are we ready to bomb? Would we [do so later]? What does it mean if [Israel] does it anyway?"
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Update #1: Report: Mossad chief's secret U.S. visit meant to gauge American response to Israeli attack on Iran -- Haaretz
Update #2: Obama’s Dangerous Game With Iran -- Daily Beast
My Comment: I suspect that he was given a forum to make his case, and then given a polite but cold shoulder.
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