Photo Gallery Dagan's Bomb
Smoke comes out of a mock rocket during an army exercise simulating an attack with chemical weapons in Holon, outside Tel Aviv on Nov. 3. Sirens wailed briefly in Tel Aviv and its vicinity as part of a drill in central Israel simulating missiles striking across the country. The drill comes amid intense speculation in Israel that the government may be weighing a strike against Iran.
An Israeli fighter jet prepares to land at an air force base south of Tel Aviv. Recent Israeli military exercises in the region and in Europe have left many wondering whether a strike on Iran is moving closer.
Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan (left) is pictured here with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right). Since leaving the Mossad, Dagan has been outspoken in his criticism of the possibility of a strike against Iran. "We have to think about what would happen the day after," he has said. Dagan has repeatedly said that an attack would have horrific consequences for Israel -- that it would be a disaster of unimaginable proportions.
Last week, London's Guardian newspaper reported that the government of British Prime Minister David Cameron was planning to deploy warships, armed with cruise missiles, on a course for Iran. Here, Cameron can be seen during a May meeting with US President Barack Obama at 10 Downing Street in London. The news from London was only the latest hint that Israel may be moving closer to action against Tehran.
A satellite image of the Iranian uranium-enrichment facility near Qom, around 156 kilometers (97 miles) southwest of Tehran.
Map: Iran's nuclear facilities
