The Republican US senator behind a letter to the Iranian leadership
warning that future presidents may not honor any deal that President
Barack Obama signs with Tehran said Monday that he believes pinpoint
strikes against Iran could be carried out without leading to a long war
for the US or regional fallout against Israel.
Speaking in an interview with Atlantic
journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) warned however,
that if a nuclear deal was signed with Iran, and the Islamic Republic
was allowed to become a nuclear-armed state, then the likely outcome
would be nuclear war with Iran.
He referenced previous statements
made by former prime minister Ehud Barak that "it would just take one
night" to launch an effective strike to set back Iran's nuclear program. (READ MORE)