With the Iranian threat increasing by the moment, America’s chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen is back in Israel, meeting with senior officials to discuss the current situation. The senior commander’s visit comes amid American calls to permanent members of the United Nations Security Council to impose crippling sanctions against Iran to compel Tehran to adhere to international dictate and stop enriching uranium.

Officially a guest of IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-General Gabi Ashkenazi, Mullen will meet with Defense Minister Ehud Barak and members of the IDF General Staff. They will discuss ongoing efforts to impose stern sanctions against Iran as well as military options and evaluate various intelligence community reports.

Meetings planned during Mullen’s stay include with Deputy Chief of Staff Major-General Benny Gantz, Chief of Military Intelligence Major-General Amos Yadlin, Chief of Planning Branch Major-General Amir Eshel and IDF attaché to Washington, Major-General Gadi Shamni.

Mullen has also requested to meet with officers who set up and ran the IDF field hospital in Haiti, a request that of course will be accommodated.

According to American reports, the visit is to “advance joint security challenges”.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)