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Israel’s Decision on Iran Attack ‘Far Off’ – TIME.

Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak (R) and US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (L) review the honour guard upon the latter’s arrival to the defense ministry in Tel Aviv on October 03, 2011 during an official visit to Israel.

Ehud Barak did not specify when such a decision might be made, in his interview Wednesday with Army Radio.

He also denied Israeli media speculation that Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, would use his visit here on Thursday to pressure Israel not to attack. (See more on tension between Israeli and Iran)

Barak said the U.S. respects Israel’s freedom of action and that the Israeli government doesn’t “have the luxury” to “roll over responsibility” for Israel’s fate to the U.S.

Israel considers Iran its most fearsome enemy and does not believe Tehran’s claims that its nuclear program is designed to produce energy, not bombs.

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