A bipartisan task force led by Ambassadors Dennis Ross and Eric Edelman is calling on the Obama administration to support a possible Israeli military strike on Iran as soon as July if no acceptable final nuclear agreement is reached with Tehran by then.

The recommendation was included in a report released by the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs’ (JINSA) Iran Task Force on Monday.

Bipartisan Task Force Calls on U.S. to Support Possible Israeli Strike on Iran
By Alana Goodman, The Washington Free Beacon
January 27, 2014

A bipartisan task force led by Ambassadors Dennis Ross and Eric Edelman is calling on the Obama administration to support a possible Israeli military strike on Iran as soon as July if no acceptable final nuclear agreement is reached with Tehran by then.

The recommendation was included in a report released by the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs’ (JINSA) Iran Task Force on Monday.

“The United States should move immediately to impose new sanctions and consider even tougher actions against Iran if no acceptable final agreement is in place 180 days after the [interim agreement’s] formal implementation on January 20,” the report says.

“At that time, the United States should do nothing that would impinge upon Israel’s ability to decide what actions it must take at that time, and indeed should support Israel if it takes military action.”

JINSA CEO Michael Makovsky said the task force was not calling for an Israeli strike on Iran, but for the United States to support one if Israel deemed it necessary after the 180-day window.

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