Iran's Newest Threat
OK. If I were Iran and Ahamdinejad, I'd quit while I were ahead. They haven't though, and Haaretz, out of Israel, has the latest.
If the United States launches an attack on Iran, the Islamic republic will retaliate with a military strike on Israel's main nuclear facility, an advisor to Iran's Revolutionary Guard said.
The advisor, Dr. Abasi, said Tehran would respond to an American attack with strikes on the Dimona nuclear reactor and other strategic Israeli sites such as the port city of Haifa and the Zakhariya area.
Haifa is also home to a large concentration of chemical factories and oil refineries.
Zakhariya, located in the Jerusalem hills is - according to foreign reports - home to Israel's Jericho missile base. Both Israeli and international media have published commercial satellite images of the Zakhariya and Dimona sites.
Abasi, a senior lecturer at Tehran University, was quoted in the Roz internet news site, identified with reform circles in Iran.
Iranian affairs experts believe Abasi's statements are part of propaganda battle being wages by all sides - including Israel and Iran - in the lead up to next months United Nations Security Council debate on Iran's nuclear program.
At this stage, the possibility that sanctions will be leveled at Iran are extremely low.
Regardless of the outcome of the Security Council meeting, a move must be made by the West to prevent them from reaching the point where they have these weapons. If this involves funding and supplying the dissident movement there, so be it. But this clear threat--the umpteenth one in months--towards Israel is only making matters worse. We're not saying they have to best buddies with Israel, but they've got to know that Israel isn't taking this announcement lying down.
The IDF and air force have been preparing for a strike on Iran for months. They know that an airstrike is a virtual suicide mission; distance alone being a highly contentious matter in the planning for such a strike. I support the move by Israel, but I also support the US helping Israel, and in doing so we'll be helping the world. Iran isn't a threat if you defang them, and soon. But time is running out, and the rhetoric flying around right now is sucking all of the oxygen out of the room.
One thing is certain:If Iran gains the ability to create nuclear weapons, the world will have crossed the Rubicon, and there will be no turning back at that point. We will consistently stand on the brink of nuclear war, perpetuated by a madman who believes he will usher in the mahdi. It's time to deal with Iran, and I can assure our readers that this won't be pretty.
Publius II
OK. If I were Iran and Ahamdinejad, I'd quit while I were ahead. They haven't though, and Haaretz, out of Israel, has the latest.
If the United States launches an attack on Iran, the Islamic republic will retaliate with a military strike on Israel's main nuclear facility, an advisor to Iran's Revolutionary Guard said.
The advisor, Dr. Abasi, said Tehran would respond to an American attack with strikes on the Dimona nuclear reactor and other strategic Israeli sites such as the port city of Haifa and the Zakhariya area.
Haifa is also home to a large concentration of chemical factories and oil refineries.
Zakhariya, located in the Jerusalem hills is - according to foreign reports - home to Israel's Jericho missile base. Both Israeli and international media have published commercial satellite images of the Zakhariya and Dimona sites.
Abasi, a senior lecturer at Tehran University, was quoted in the Roz internet news site, identified with reform circles in Iran.
Iranian affairs experts believe Abasi's statements are part of propaganda battle being wages by all sides - including Israel and Iran - in the lead up to next months United Nations Security Council debate on Iran's nuclear program.
At this stage, the possibility that sanctions will be leveled at Iran are extremely low.
Regardless of the outcome of the Security Council meeting, a move must be made by the West to prevent them from reaching the point where they have these weapons. If this involves funding and supplying the dissident movement there, so be it. But this clear threat--the umpteenth one in months--towards Israel is only making matters worse. We're not saying they have to best buddies with Israel, but they've got to know that Israel isn't taking this announcement lying down.
The IDF and air force have been preparing for a strike on Iran for months. They know that an airstrike is a virtual suicide mission; distance alone being a highly contentious matter in the planning for such a strike. I support the move by Israel, but I also support the US helping Israel, and in doing so we'll be helping the world. Iran isn't a threat if you defang them, and soon. But time is running out, and the rhetoric flying around right now is sucking all of the oxygen out of the room.
One thing is certain:If Iran gains the ability to create nuclear weapons, the world will have crossed the Rubicon, and there will be no turning back at that point. We will consistently stand on the brink of nuclear war, perpetuated by a madman who believes he will usher in the mahdi. It's time to deal with Iran, and I can assure our readers that this won't be pretty.
Publius II
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