Barak says no plans to attack Iran nuke sites
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November 9, 2011, Wednesday
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DEFENSE Minister Ehud Barak yesterday played down speculation that Israel intended to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, saying it had not decided to embark on any military operation.
"War is not a picnic. We want a picnic. We don't want a war," Barak told Israel Radio before the release this week of an International Atomic Energy Agency report on Iran's nuclear activity.
"(Israel) had not yet decided to embark on any operation," he said, dismissing as "delusional" Israeli media speculation that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had chosen that course.
All options to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions are open, Barak said, repeating the officia line taken by Israel, which sees a nuclear-armed Iran as a threat to its existence.
Ahmad Vahidi, Iran's defense minister, cautioned against any military strike against its atomic facilities. "We are fully prepared for a firm response to such foolish measures by our enemies," Vahidi was quoted as saying.
The IAEA report is expected to strengthen suspicions that Iran is seeking to produce nuclear weapons despite its statements that its uranium enrichment program is aimed at power generation.
"War is not a picnic. We want a picnic. We don't want a war," Barak told Israel Radio before the release this week of an International Atomic Energy Agency report on Iran's nuclear activity.
"(Israel) had not yet decided to embark on any operation," he said, dismissing as "delusional" Israeli media speculation that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had chosen that course.
All options to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions are open, Barak said, repeating the officia line taken by Israel, which sees a nuclear-armed Iran as a threat to its existence.
Ahmad Vahidi, Iran's defense minister, cautioned against any military strike against its atomic facilities. "We are fully prepared for a firm response to such foolish measures by our enemies," Vahidi was quoted as saying.
The IAEA report is expected to strengthen suspicions that Iran is seeking to produce nuclear weapons despite its statements that its uranium enrichment program is aimed at power generation.
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