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US ambassador to Israel plays down strike on Iran

The US ambassador to Israel has said there will be no decision to strike Iran in the near future, playing down speculation that an attack on Iranian nuclear sites by either country was imminent.

  • Agencies
  • Published: 17:20 July 3, 2008
  • Gulf News

Occupied Jerusalem: The US ambassador to Israel has said there will be no decision to strike Iran in the near future, playing down speculation that an attack on Iranian nuclear sites by either country was imminent.

"I don't think any decisions have been made to attack Iran in the near future," YNet, an Israeli news website in Hebrew, quoted Richard Jones as saying.

"Use of military force is a last option and Israel and the United States are cooperating on this matter."

US President George W Bush has repeatedly said that diplpmacy should run its course, but all "options are on the table," when it comes to Iran.

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