I met Danny Ayalon, the #2 man in the Israeli Foreign Ministry, last summer in the Knesset. He's unusually calm. He's not an alarmist. He doesn't shoot from the hip. That's why his comments yesterday to Sky News about Israel "not bluffing" about dealing with the Iranian nuclear threat should not be taken lightly.
Danny Ayalon issued the warning in the same week America and the UN called on the Islamic Republic to swiftly accept an offer from Western nations to export its uranium and have it processed abroad.
"The one who's bluffing is Iran, which is trying to play with cards they don't have," he said.
"All the bravado that we see and the testing and the very dangerous and harsh rhetoric is hiding a lot of weaknesses."
Mr Ayalon accused Iran of stalling tactics, saying: "If Iranian behaviour and conduct continues as they have exhibited so far, it is obvious that their intentions are only to buy time and procrastinate."
The minister also refused to rule out the use of military options by Israel or other nations against Iran if other measures fail.
Israel and America do not accept Tehran's claims its nuclear programme is only for civilian purposes.
Israeli analysts say the country is finalising its plans to attack Iran if necessary.
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