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A second, the official said, was to send a clear message to the United States and other countries that Israel was prepared to act militarily if diplomatic efforts to stop Iran from producing bomb-grade uranium continued to falter.
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But American officials were also told that Israel had prepared plans for striking nuclear targets in Iran and could carry them out if needed.
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"They are clearly nervous about this and have their air defense on guard," a Bush administration official said of the Iranians.
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Two sets of advance Russian-made radar systems were recently delivered to Iran. The radar will enhance Iran's ability to detect planes flying at low altitude.
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Mike McConnell, the director of national intelligence, said in February that Iran was close to acquiring Russian-produced SA-20 surface-to-air missiles. American military officials said that the deployment of such systems would hamper Israel's attack planning, putting pressure on Israel to act before the missiles are fielded.
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"As an intelligence officer working with the worst-case scenario, I can tell you we should be prepared. We should do whatever necessary on the defensive side, on the offensive side, on the public opinion side for the West, in case sanctions don't work. What's left is a military action
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Iran's military said it might hit the Jewish state with missiles and stop Gulf oil exports if it came under attack. Israel "is completely within the range of the Islamic republic's missiles,"
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More than 40 per cent of all globally traded oil passes through the 35-mile-wide Strait of Hormuz, putting tankers entering or leaving the Gulf at risk from Iranian mines, rockets and artillery
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"If [Republican candidate John] McCain gets elected, he could really easily make a decision to go for it.
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Israeli officials believe the diplomatic process is useless and have been pressing President Bush to launch air strikes before he leaves office on January 20 next year.
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If it's Obama: no. My prediction is that he won't go for it, at least not in his first term in the White House."
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He warned that while it would be preferable to have American support and participation in a strike on Iran, Israel will not be afraid to go it alone.
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we may update the Americans that we are intending or planning or going to do something. It's not a precondition, [getting] an American agreement," he said.
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