Washington: 'No Need or Desire' to Strike Iran
US Secretary of State declares no need to strike Iran, while Mossad chief visits Washington to push administration toward war
Translated by Qiyas from النهار — Original source
Washington, DC – Agencies: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that there is no need to launch further military operations against Iran, noting that the economic suffering inflicted by the United States has severely weakened the country. Rubio added during a speech before the Federalists Association that victory lies in ensuring that Iran never possesses a nuclear weapon. (See page 13). In the same vein, The Washington Post revealed that U.S. President Donald Trump does not wish to resume attacks on Iran at present. The newspaper quoted a source familiar with the negotiations as confirming that talks between Iran and the United States have made gradual progress in recent weeks. In Israel, the official broadcasting authority reported estimates that war with Iran will not break out in the coming weeks, noting that outgoing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dispatched the head of Israeli intelligence, Mossad, Ronen Givoni, to the U.S. capital, Washington, in an attempt to push the Trump administration back toward war. Israeli media quoted informed sources as saying that the Mossad chief will present recent intelligence to the U.S. administration regarding Iran’s deepening of its nuclear program and its development of long-range missiles.
