Time Frame ShiftsOn Iran War Threat
Chances for a US or Israeli strike on Iran are minimal before US presidential elections but increase early next year, said a panel of advisors to the Atlantic Council. Efforts at negotiation with Iran may yet show progress in limiting uranium enrichment. Al-Monitor's Barbara Slavin reports.
Chances for a US or Israeli strike on Iran are minimal before US presidential elections but increase early next year, according to an adviser to the US government.
Suzanne Maloney, a former State Department official who still briefs US policymakers on Iran, told an audience Monday at the Atlantic Council, a Washington think tank, that pressure on US President Barack Obama and/or Israeli leaders to take military action will grow if negotiations fail to create a sustained process for dialogue.
