A high-ranking commander in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps is declaring that Israel is the key “target” of Iran’s missile program, noting that Tehran can ensure that “nothing will be left of Israel.” The statement, designed to reassure Western countries that Iran merely seeks the eradicatian of the Jewish State and will not target American and European interests, is unlikely to reassure Western countries that have pushed the Iranians to abandon suspected weaponization dimensions of their atomic program. It also aligns poorly with intelligence analysis to the effect that Iran’s intercontinental ballistic missile program has achieved ranges that reach into Eastern Europe. Meanwhile the Washington Post conveys statements by U.S. and European diplomats indicating that ” Iran has shown no hint that it plans to accept” U.S. offers to hold bilateral nuclear talks.