Israel hails shift in US missile tactics

Israeli government has praised the US for its move to develop an alternative maritime missile shield project in order to 'deal' with Iran.

Speaking in the Polish capital of Warsaw on Wednesday, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak lauded US President Barack Obama for Washington's move to deploy sea-borne missiles in an attempt to curb the so-called threats from Iran.

Barak expressed satisfaction with Obama's new naval missile interceptors and said, "We've listened very carefully to the American argumentation about the change in policy."

"The new approach really provides more flexibility and, in a relatively short time, a much more effective, economical way to deal effectively with the challenge of missiles from Iran," the Israeli official added.

His comments come a month after the US president spoke of plans to scrap a contentious missile defense shield scheme scheduled for operation by 2013 in eastern Europe in order to contain 'foreign threats'.

The US administration changed its confrontational strategies following Russia's objection to the controversial missile interceptor program on Moscow's 'doorstep'.

However, the White House opted for a portable marine base in pursuit of its provoking missile defense shield system.

Washington plans to employ the new system by 2015 which may also use ground-based backing in its interception of short and medium-range projectiles.

The latest US move to protect Israel comes in the aftermath of a recent human rights report, aka the Goldstone report, that incriminates the Israeli regime of war crimes in a 22-day onslaught on Gaza earlier this year.

Iran has on numerous occasions warned foreign 'aggressors' of a tough response in case the country's territorial integrity comes under threat.