TAMPA, Fla. — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers
(R-Mich.) on Tuesday said he believes the Israeli government is likely
to wait until after the U.S. election to take military action against
Iran.
There was “no doubt in my mind,” Rogers said, that
the U.S. election cycle was part of the Israelis’ calculations after a
recent trip where he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
and other officials.
The government of Iran says it is seeking to
develop nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, but the claim is met
with deep skepticism by the United States and other members of the
international community.
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