U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta arrived in Israel Tuesday to discuss what the U.S. and allies see as Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons with Israeli leaders, according to wire reports.
He will meet with Israeli President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak. “What we are discussing is various contingencies and how we would respond,” he said.
“We don’t talk about specific military plans, we continue to run a number of options in that area. But the discussions I will have in Israel [will be to determine] the threat we are confronting and to share both information and intelligence on it,” Panetta said.
Sara A. Carter is The Washington Examiner’s national security correspondent. She can be reached at [email protected].
