The US and Israel will not enter Iran until late 2012, RIA Novosti reports.
A high-ranking Russian diplomat said that Israel demands President Obama either help it in a war with Iran or suffer a loss of support from the Jewish lobby.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had negotiations in New York on Monday. Clinton requested Lavrov to inform Iran that the talks in April with the six mediators (Russia, UK, Germany, China, USA and France) are Tehran’s last chance to avoid the war.
A Russian military official said that Moscow has a plan in case a war breaks out. A war may aggravate the situation in the Caucasus.
The US administration does not rule out chances of war with Iran, but prefers diplomatic means to resolve the problem. The number of media reports on US and Israel’s preparation for war become more common. Most Americans are opposed to war and want the US to remain a neutral state, according to the World Public Opinion and the University of Maryland.
69% people questioned want the US and allies to continue diplomatic pressure on Iran. 58% of Republicans are opposed to a military conflict. 49% of people believe that the US should be neutral, 25% want Washington to help Israel. 14% want US support to be limited with diplomatic measures.
Steven Kull, Director of the World Public Opinion, said that the main reason Americans are opposed to Israel’s attack on Tehran is that they do not expect efficiency. Only 18% believe that bombing the state would postpone the nuclear program by 5 years.
727 people took part in the social polls on March 3-7, statistical error is up to 4.5%. Obama supports diplomatic and economic pressure on Iran.
