US general Dempsey says he ‘sensed agreement’ that sanctions are having an effect on Tehran.

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US general Dempsey says he ‘sensed agreement’ that sanctions are having an effect on Tehran.(TOI).

America’s military options for stopping Iran’s nuclear program have improved in the past year, America’s top general said Wednesday. 

Speaking to The New York Times during a visit to the region this week, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey said that since his last visit to the region last year, “we have better military options than we did a year ago. That’s because we’ve continued to refine them. We’ve continued to develop technology, we’ve continued to train and plan.”

He would not elaborate, according to the Times.

Dempsey was in Israel from Monday to Wednesday for meetings with Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, before going on to meetings in Amman as part of a regional tour.

Dempsey said he “sensed agreement” between Israeli and American leaders that diplomatic initiatives and economic sanctions “were having an effect” on Iran.

The Israelis “of course want us to continue to present a credible military threat to support those diplomatic and economic efforts,” he said.

A year ago, Dempsey was quoted saying that he did not want to be “complicit” in an Israeli attack on Iran, which he said would damage but not destroy the country’s nuclear program. He added at the time that such a strike would undo international sanctions imposed on Tehran.Hmmm......I invite anyone believing that these sanctions work to visit the blog Uskowi on Iran type in 'construction' in the search case and see for themselves the ongoing constructions All Over Iran.......Sanctions that bite......Yeah Whatevah.Read the full story here