Analyst's note:  Basically Washington is said to be sending Iran indirect messages saying the U.S. will NOT back an Israeli strike on nuclear facilities as long as Iran refrains from attacking American wharships and facilities in or near the Persian Gulf.  The White House is still failing to understand that we the U.S. are the ultimate target of the Islamists  .... or do they?  Something about being called "the great satan" by the Islamists.

The United States has indirectly informed Iran, via two European nations, that it would not back an Israeli strike against the country's nuclear facilities, as long as Tehran refrains from attacking American interests in the Persian Gulf, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Monday.

According to the report, Washington used covert back-channels in Europe to clarify that the US does not intend to back Israel in a strike that may spark a regional conflict.

In return, Washington reportedly expects Iran to steer clear of strategic American assets in the Persian Gulf, such as military bases and aircraft carriers.

[....] According to the New York Times, Washington has also sent Iran a back-channel deal suggesting they curb their nuclear ambitions, but Tehran rejected the deal, saying no agreement is possible sans lifting all West-imposed sanctions. 

According to the report, the Obama administration is exploring the possibility of mounting a covert operation, as well as waging a "quiet" cyber war against Iran.[....]

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