Dempsey Says Israel-U.S. Perceptions of Iran Grow Closer

Israel’s view of how soon Iran will gain a nuclear-weapon capability has become much closer to that of officials in Washington, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said today.

“Initially, the two clocks just weren’t spinning at the same rate,” General Martin Dempsey, who didn’t disclose a timetable, said after meeting with officials in Jerusalem. “Our clocks are more harmonized than they were two years ago.”