Washington and London studying share military bases against Iran

United States is negotiating with the use of UK military bases to supply British air forces in the event of an attack on Iran. These efforts, made ​​informally by U.S. diplomats, be framed within a"contingency plan" of the United States to bomb the nuclear facilities of the Islamic Republic. However, the British government would have preferred to slow down the negotiations , arguing that the use of three military bases, one in Cyprus, and the other two on Ascension Island, Atlantic Ocean, and Diego Garcia, Indian-violate international law, revealed this Friday 'The Guardian'. "UK could be breaking international law if it makes what would be apreemptive strike against Iran ", said the British newspaper a senior official. "It is explicit, the government has been using this argument to push back to the U.S.," he added. Other sources consulted by the newspaper said that there is no formal request, and denied that they are accelerating plans to attack Iran, or that the conflict is imminent . "It is very likely that if the Israelis decide to attack Iran, or the Americans feel they have to do to support Israel, the UK would not be anything in advance , "the same source added.

Official confirmation

The prime minister's office issued a statement yesterday confirming thatDowning Street "is working closely with the U.S. on the British bases," but "the government thinks that military action is not the right decision at this time. " The Prime Minister, David Cameron , last week called on Israel moderation , and said sanctions are having an impact on the Iranian economy. Both London and Washignton are opting for diplomacy and expand economic sanctions against the regime of the ayatollahs , but fears Iran Tel Aviv underground floors used to make atomic bombs, thus preventing its nuclear facilities are destroyed in bombing selective.

Eye on the U.S. elections

After the elections in the United States, the five permanent members of theSecurity Council of the UN , plus Germany, plan to submit a bid to lift some of the sanctions that paralyze the Persian economy in exchange for Tehran limit its reserves of enriched uranium . The 'New York Times reported last week that the United States and Iran had reached agreement, but both the White House and the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic denied the possibility of any bilateral negotiation. Iran has serious problems to refine and export oil and oil sales have fallen from 2.2 million barrels per day (bpd) in September 2011 to the 860,000 bpd in September this year, according to estimates by the International Agency Energy. Although the official Iranian press chooses to ignore the consequences of sanctions, thousands of Iranians took to the streets in September to protest against inflation and the collapse of the rial .