U.S., Israel, form joint group on Iran

by Steve Rosen  •  May 20, 2009 at 12:11 am

http://www.meforum.org/blog/obama-mideast-monitor/2009/05/us-israel-form-joint-group-on-iran

Eli Lake reports that, as a result of the Netanyahu/Obama meeting, "The United States and Israel are quietly forming a high-level working group to assess the progress of President Obama's outreach to Iran and to share intelligence about the Islamic Republic's nuclear weapons program, officials familiar with the two countries' deliberations said Tuesday....The working group would begin to examine contingency plans now in case Iran continues a nuclear weapons program...Officials familiar with the consultations said that final details are still being discussed but that White House National Security Adviser James L. Jones and his Israeli counterpart, Uzi Arad, will likely lead the working group."

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