Threat of strike on Iran is working: Israel's Barak
France 24 / AFP
22-Mar-2012 (one comment)

AFP - The threat of a military strike on Iran is preventing the Islamic republic from taking the final steps towards developing a nuclear bomb, Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Thursday.

"We are seeing with our own eyes the reason why Iran, which really wants to achieve a military nuclear capability, is not taking some of the steps defined by the IAEA as breaking the rules, why it is not breaking out," he told public radio, referring to the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency.

"One of the reasons is the fear of what will happen if, God forbid, the United States or maybe someone else acts against them," Barak said, referring to the threat of an air strike against Iran's nuclear facilities.

Israel sees an Iranian nuclear weapon as a threat to its existence, and believes Tehran may be on the cusp of "break out" capacity -- the moment when it could quickly produce weapons-grade uranium.

With Iran shifting its core nuclear facilities into protected underground sites, Israel fears Tehran is moving into the so-called "immunity zone," and has warned a military strike may be the only way to prevent the Islamic republic from obtaining a nuclear weapons capability.

Although the Obama administration has made clear it would not hesitate "to use force" where necessary, it has also said it opposes an attack for now, and wants time to let a new round of sanctions take ef... >>>

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Violence is the only language which the IR Understands

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Regime change is the priority. Dismantling the nukes is not the issue. Nothing short of pure regime change will do. 

DEATH TO THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC.

WELL DONE ISRAEL FOR BEING THE ONLY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD TO STAND UP TO THE IR DIRECTLY. LETS SEE MORE OF IT. LET'S SEE MORE MOSSAD FOLKS OUT THERE IN TEHRAN AND TARGETTING THE IR SCUM!