http://english.pravda.ru/world/asia/79382-0/Israel may diffuse the standoff over Iran’s nuclear program by striking Iranian nuclear facilities before the year’s end. Lately the Western and Israeli military and analysts have been talking more and more about this option of last resort. A lack of progress in diplomatic efforts and Tehran’s fresh defying statements can not but make the tensions grow.
Speaking at a conference in Tehran last Friday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, called Israel a “rotten, withered tree” that would be knocked down with a “single gust of wind.” The president then used less flowery language so that anyone could see the meaning of his metaphorical statement. In particular, he said that the “Zionist regime is bound for destruction.”
Israel took that statement as yet another confirmation of Iran’s aggressive intentions. Therefore, diplomatic actions could no longer keep Iran from becoming a nuclear power, say the Israelis. Former Israeli prime minister Shimon Peres made clear that “Ahmadinejad may end up like Saddam Hussein.” Meanwhile, The Jerusalem Post published an interview with a nigh-ranking officer of the Israeli military intelligence. The officer was confident that the efforts of the international community ended in failure. “The world does nothing but eats humble pie as Iran keeps spitting in its face,” he was quoted as saying. Iran says it has enriched uranium to 3.5 percent using 164 centrifuges. Iran also says that within months it will get hold of necessary technology and a thousand of centrifuges, which could make enough material for a warhead. Subsequently, Iran will reach a point of no return in terms of the nuclear program development, concluded the Israeli military intelligence officer.
In view of the above, preemptive measures are required to save the State of Israel from an Iranian nuclear attack, according to Israeli analysts. “It is inevitable that Israel will regard Iran as a country that is poised to destroy Israel unless the Iranian leadership retracts Ahmadinejad’s call for the annihilation of the State of Israel. In order to avert an armed conflict breaking out between the two nuclear powers, the Iranian nuclear threat is likely to be dealt with by a military action. It is too early to say whether the Americans and Israelis will join arms in launching a strike against or an operation will be conducted single-handedly by the Israelis. A military solution to the problem is most likely to take place before the end of the year no matter what the politicians say with respect to the situation,” said Evgeni Satanovsky, president of the Institute of the Middle East Studies in Moscow, in an interview to NG.
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