Israel military urges 'plan for Iran strike'

JERUSALEM (AFP) - A security assessment drawn up by Israeli defence chiefs calls for contingency plans to be prepared for military action against Iran, the Haaretz daily reported on Sunday.
In the assessment, which is to be submitted to the Israeli cabinet next month, Israeli defence chiefs put “Iran’s threat to Israel’s survival” at the top of the list of challenges they face, followed by the “strategic threat” of long-range missiles and rockets from various countries in the region.
“Israel faces these threats almost alone,” Haaretz quoted the report as saying. “It is imperative to mobilise the international community and obtain regional cooperation. The new American administration is an opportunity to do this.”
Defence chiefs warn that Israel has a limited window in which to act before Iran obtains nuclear arms and regional hegemony.