Iran General NewsU.S. admiral visits Israel amid Iran chatter

U.S. admiral visits Israel amid Iran chatter

-

Reuters: The vice chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff visited Israel’s defense minister on Thursday, in a display of alliance after the two countries expressed differences over Iran. JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The vice chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff visited Israel’s defense minister on Thursday, in a display of alliance after the two countries expressed differences over Iran.

Admiral James Winnefeld smiled broadly, exchanging pleasantries with Ehud Barak in his office in Tel Aviv in a brief video released by the Israeli Defense Ministry. The ministry gave no details about the visit.

It comes after General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, dismayed Israeli officials by saying that Washington did not want to be “complicit” in an Israeli attack on Iran.

Dempsey’s comments were seen as a rebuke to Israel stepping up threats of making a unilateral strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities before the U.S. presidential election on November 6.

Washington has urged Israel to hold fire to give economic sanctions and diplomacy more time to curb Iran’s uranium enrichment, which Tehran says is for peaceful purposes. Israel fears Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons capability – something it considers a potential threat to the country’s existence.

The U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv had no comment on Winnefeld’s visit, which Israeli Army Radio said began several days ago and included an inspection of Israel’s Iron Dome rocket interception system, jointly funded with the United States.

In its press release, the Defense Ministry also included photographs of Winnefeld and Barak each appearing to measure, with their thumbs and index fingers, the size of Israel on a map of the Middle East on a wall in Barak’s office.

(Writing by Jeffrey Heller; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)

Latest news

 Statistics show that New Year accidents’ deaths in Iran reached 585

Ahmad Shirani, the head of the Information and Traffic Control Center of the Iranian regime’s police, announced that the...

Land Subsidence in Critical Conditions in Isfahan

Mehdi Toghyani, a member of the Iranian regime’s Majlis (parliament), pointed to the occurrence of land subsidence in various...

Iran’s Actual Inflation Rate Higher Than Official Stats

The state-run Donya-e-eqtesad newspaper, in a report analyzing the "general sentiment" regarding inflation in 2023, has stated that households...

Iranian Workers’ Monthly $136 Wages Can’t Cover $500 Expenses

The lives of a significant portion of the Iranian population are marked by uncertainty, largely because the Iranian economy...

Iranian Nurses Earn Twice Their Wages in Ride-Hailing Services

Reza Aryanpour, a member of the regime’s Majlis (parliament) Health and Treatment Commission, highlighted the growing trend of nurses...

Iran: Unprecedented Record of 152 Million Liters of Gasoline Consumption Per Day

On March 19, Iran set a new historical record in gasoline consumption with 152 million liters consumed in one...

Must read

Rights group calls for release of two journalists held in Iran

Iran Focus: London, May 27 – The international press...

Iran, Hezbollah plotted in more than 20 states: Israel

AFP: Israeli intelligence chiefs told the cabinet on Sunday...

You might also likeRELATED
Recommended to you