Maariv: US Accepts a Nuclear Iran

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A political analyst in "Israeli" Maariv daily, who is also a former General in the "Israeli" Air Force Intelligence, stated, "The US accepts a nuclear Iran; there are indications that the American attitude will change towards Iran," underscoring, ""Israel" is on its own in this front and must settle its options before it's too late."
The author saw that Chuck Hagel's assignment as the US Secretary of Military Affairs is an indication of strategic change, according to Iran, toward the nuclear program Iran has been implementing in the past few years.

The US acknowledged that Iran views the Pentagon's structural change as such, yet does not bother to deny it, the "Israeli" analyst mentioned.
He added, "The War Department's budget cuts implicate that the Ayatollah's regime may rest assure that Washington will not bother to undergo the high expenses of a military attack on the Iranian infrastructure."

"On the other hand, Iranians, who took ["Israeli" Prime Minister] Benjamin Netanyahu's speech in the UN seriously of the ‘Red Line' of attack, based on the level of Uranium enrichment," the analyst stated.

"Instead, they are moving the centrifugal devices for Uranium enrichment to the stronghold of Qom city, which would make a military attack difficult. When done, they would be able to continue their Uranium enrichment without worry," he further deliberated.
Moreover, the author pointed out, ""Israel" is alone in an offensive against Iran. All security experts who stressed against a military campaign [on Iran] owe ["Israel"] a historic explanation.

"I have no doubt whatsoever that these former experts wronged, since they created a public opinion against an attack that was timely then, driving many in "Israel" and the world, especially in the decision-making mediums in the US, to depend on their faulty predictions and estimates. Leaders cannot declare war when their people are not concerned, and "Israelis" opposed war."

The political analyst further concluded, ""Israel" must take one of two decisions; either immediately attack Iran's nuclear facilities or prepare for a nuclear deterrence against Iran and a nuclear multipolar strategy in the long range.
A mix of a nuclear Iran, the Arab Spring, the spread of Muslim Brotherhood, and increase of Islamic minorities in Europe, all will isolate "Israel" and create security needs that would be challenging for us to stand up against."

Source: Maariv daily, translated and edited by moqawama.org