Watch Israel and Iran!

Watch Israel and Iran!: From The Drudge Report of 9/11/09 we accessed this UK Daily Mail (dailymail.co.uk) headline: “Netanyahu’s ’secret visit to Moscow to stop Putin selling weapons to Iran’ “.  Here are some of the important points:

• “Israeli media has reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Moscow on Monday in a bid to dissuade Russia from selling weapons to Iran.”
• “A spokesman for Netanyahu said he had visited a security installation in Israel … amid media speculation about his whereabouts.”
• “Media reports over the weekend, citing military sources in Israel and Russia, said a cargo ship that went missing in the Atlantic for almost a month had been carrying Russian air defense S-300 missiles to Iran that were detected by Israel.”
• “ … Israel supports U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to deny Iran the means of making a nuclear bomb.
• “BUT (caps/PH) Israel has hinted it could use force in a standoff that has often pitted Western powers against Russia.”
• From News Max (newsmaxworld.com/global) of 9/12/09 we note “Russia’s Putin Fights Sanctions on Iran”. Here’s the nut:
• “Vladimir Putin’s spokesman says the Russian prime minister has warned against the use of force or new sanctions against Iran over it’s nuclear program.”

PH Comment: There’s a growing/worsening problem between Israel and Iran. It pits Israel’s security concerns against Iran’s possible development of nuclear weapons (coupled with it’s rapidly developing advances in missile technology) and her threats to wipe Israel off the face of the earth.

The big power players, the U.S., Russia, EU, UN, et. al., have unable/unwilling to effectively help resolve this problem.

If Israel goes into Iran, the outcome would be catastrophic for the middle-east (a wider war) and the rest of the world: read a dramatic reduction in available oil (with it’s attendant price increase) during a world-wide economic recession/depression. Hold on to your hats!

Until next week, keep your eyes on the horizon as the weathers moving fast.