(Click on Image to Enlarge)Israel Unlikely To Warn U.S. In Advance Of Attack On Iran -- USA Today
Israel is unlikely to provide much if any advance notice to the United States if it attacks Iran's nuclear facilities, Middle East experts say.
Advance warning is important because a surprise could hurt the U.S.' ability to respond and safeguard its many assets in the Persian Gulf.
The assumption is that U.S. warning of an Israeli attack would come "significantly less than an hour" before it began, said Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "How much of that would come from Israeli notification and how much would come from sensors we have in the region, I don't know."
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My Comment: So much for that "special relationship" between the U.S. and Israel. An Israeli commentary that analyzes this rift can be read here.
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