CIA chief Leon Panetta has held secret talks in Israel with top officials who assured him the Jewish state would not launch a surprise strike on Iran, a report said. Obama Administration According to the public radio report, Panetta arrived in Israel two weeks ago for a round of talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Ehud Barak , Mossad chief Meir Dagan and other top officials. The talks focused on Iran’s nuclear program, which the United States and Israel suspect is aimed at developing an atomic bomb, a claim denied by Tehran
