US Senate vows to back Israeli attack on Iran

Source : The Voice of Russia

The US Senate has adopted a resolution pledging unconditional diplomatic and military support to Israel if it attack Iran or vice versa.

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American media report that the Senate vote marked Israel’s 65th Independence Day. The resolution, remarkably lodged under number 65, stipulates the US is committing itself to back the Israeli state, protect the Jewish people and provide the nation with diplomatic, military and economic support should Israel be “compelled to take military action in self-defense” against the Islamic republic.

The document also reinstated America’s support of the existing Iran sanctions.

The draft resolution was put up for debate in early March by US Senator Robert Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, who stressed the measure was non-binding.

“No one wants another conflict anywhere in the world militarily, but we also don’t wan a nuclear-capable Iran,” Mr. Graham said at a news conference.

The resolution was initially to be passed by Congress before President Obama’s trip to Israel.

Voice of Russia, Cursor