Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with President Barack Obama on Monday went as well as could be hoped. The Israeli prime minister stressed his oft-repeated desire for the US to establish “red lines” for Iran, but avoided any appearance of a disconnect with Washington. Mr Obama promised that the US would watch Israel’s back and continue to deploy the latest tool in its diplomatic arsenal: financial sanctions, in this case powerful disincentives to importing Iranian oil. So we are unlikely to see an Israeli military strike soon, as Mr Netanyahu seems willing to give sanctions time to work.
以色列总理本雅明•内塔尼亚胡(Benjamin Netanyahu)周一与美国总统巴拉克•奥巴马(Barack Obama)的会晤进展顺利，一如预期。内塔尼亚胡强调了他反复表达的希望美国对伊朗设立“红线”的愿望，但又避免表现出与美国政府有分歧的样子。奥巴马承诺，美国将做以色列的后盾，继续部署最新外交武器：金融制裁，这一次是大力阻碍进口伊朗石油。因此，我们不太可能看到以色列很快发动军事攻击，因为内塔尼亚胡似乎愿意等待一段时间，让制裁发挥作用。