announcements like these are just now popping up because Obama can't afford to lose the jewish voters he has and hopes to draw some back into the fold by getting a sprayed-on makeover to look like a tough guy.
Obama will never agree to an attack prior to the election. There is a serious risk the Navy will lose capital ships in the narrow confines of the Persian Gulf. Serious causalities will be political disaster and Obama will simply not do anything to jeopardize his reelection prospects.
Not to worry. Israel knows they can’t trust the Obama administration.