Defense Minister Ehud Barak was quoted in Britain’s Daily Telegraph as saying the moment of truth in regards to an Israeli military strike against Iran has been delayed by eight to ten months, as Iran avoided an immediate crisis by choosing to use more than a third of its medium-enriched uranium for civilian purposes earlier this year.
“There could be at least three explanations. One is the public discourse about a possible Israeli or American operation deterred them from trying to come closer,” he said.
“It could probably be a diplomatic gambit that they have launched in order to avoid this issue culminating before the American election, just to gain some time. It could be a way of telling the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) ‘oh we comply with our commitments’.”