Rice And Barak Talking Tough About Iran

The AP reports that "Iran's leaders should understand that Washington won't dismiss provocations from Tehran and has the ability to counter them." "I don't think the Iranians are too confused, either, about the capability and the power of the United States to do exactly that," she said. She also said that the United States will not allow Israel to be threatened without allowing Israel to defend herself. "We take very, very strongly our obligation to help our allies defend themselves, and no one should be confused about that," Rice said. Meanwhile, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Thursday that Israel "proved in the past that it won't hesitate to act when its vital security interests are at stake." But the real question is whether talk is cheap in this instance.


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