US Defense Secretary Hagel promises Israel to be 'clear-eyed' on Iran
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has promised Israel the
United States will be "clear-eyed" and committed to ensuring that
Iran does not develop nuclear weapons as Washington pursues engagement.
"Secretary Hagel noted that while the United States intends to test the
prospect for a diplomatic solution with Iran we remain clear-eyed about the
challenges ahead," Pentagon spokesman George Little said. Iran says that
its uranium enrichment work is for peaceful purposes. But Western powers and
Israel, which is believed to have a clandestine nuclear program, charge that
the Islamic republic is seeking an atomic bomb. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu has urged no let-up in pressure on Iran and not ruled out a military
strike.
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