Mossad chief holds secret U.S. meetings on Iran nuclear threat, Senate panel reveals

February 1, 2012 by legitgov

Mossad chief holds secret U.S. meetings on Iran nuclear threat, Senate panel reveals 31 Jan 2012 Mossad chief Tamir Pardo held secret talks with top U.S. officials in recent days, cursory comments made during a public Senate hearing indicated on Tuesday. The clandestine Washington visit was exposed during a hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, which was participated by CIA Director David Petraeus, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and Dianne Feinstein, who chairs the Senate panel. During the meeting, Feinstein asked Clapper whether or not Israel intended to strike Iran's nuclear facilities, with the top U.S. intelligence official answering that he would rather discuss the issue behind closed doors.