RECENT ISRAELI DEPLOYMENTS ARE SERIOUS PREPARATIONS FOR IRAN ATTACK SAYS I.D.F OFFICIAL
JULY 16 2009
Clinton: US Won’t Hesitate to Use Military Against Iran - July 16
Israel's recent deployment of warships across the Red Sea
should be seen as serious preparation for an attack on Iran, an Israeli
defense official told the Times of London on Thursday.
"This is preparation that should be taken seriously. Israel is investing time
in preparing itself for the complexity of an attack on Iran. These maneuvers
are a message to Iran that Israel will follow up on its threats," the official
was quoted as saying.
Earlier this week, two Israel Navy gunboats openly sailed through the Suez
Canal into the Red Sea. The ships that passed through the Suez Canal on
Tuesday were two Sa'ar 5 gunboats, the Hanit and the Eilat. This follows a
similar incident in late June, when an Israeli Dolphin-class submarine passed
through the canal, later returning the same way.
The move, apparently coordinated with Egypt, is seen as a warning message to
Middle Eastern radicals, first and foremost Iran.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit confirmed the crossings and said
that Cairo's agreements with Jerusalem permit Israeli military ships to
transit the canal. He declined to speculate on whether the voyage was meant as
a warning to Iran or anyone else.
While Israeli naval ships have gone through Suez before, the last such
occurrence was at least a year ago.
An Israeli diplomat told the Times that Israel's has been bolstering its ties
with certain Arab nations just as wary of the Iranian nuclear threat. In
particular, the diplomat cited a "shared mutual distrust of Iran" between
Israel and Egypt.
Though neither side says so publicly, there is ongoing security coordination
between Israel and Egypt, which could be expanded if necessary in the future.
Israel has an interest in a naval presence in the Red Sea for two reasons: the
effort to halt arms smuggling from Iran to the Gaza Strip - which, according
to international media reports, mainly takes place by sea from Iran to Sudan,
and then overland via Egypt, and the effort to bolster its deterrence against
Iran in the event of a direct conflict breaking out.
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