Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said the world must quickly stop Iran from getting to the point where even a 'surgical' military strike would not stop it from obtaining nuclear weapons.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that Iran does not need to sell oil to European countries. Fighting sanctions with sanctions, Iran warned it may halt oil exports to Europe next week in a move calculated to hurt ailing European economies.

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes someone in authority in Pakistan knew where Osama bin Laden was hiding before US forces went in to find him. 'Don’t forget, this compound had 18-foot walls… It was the largest compound in the area.'