Kremlin says Israel pushing US toward Iran war
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January 13, 2012, Friday
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RUSSIA fears Israel will push the United States into a military conflict with Iran which could retaliate by blocking oil shipments from the Gulf.
"There is a likelihood of military escalation of the conflict, towards which Israel is pushing the Americans," Nikolai Patrushev, who heads the Kremlin's Security Council, told Interfax.
"It cannot be ruled out that the Iranians will be able to carry out their threat to shut exports of Saudi oil through the Strait of Hormuz if faced with military actions against them," Patrushev said in an interview published yesterday.
Israel, which sees an Iranian atom bomb as a threat to its existence, is willing to attack Iranian nuclear sites with or without US backing.
"Talk about Iran creating an atomic bomb by next week we have heard for many years," he said, adding that the US was trying to topple the Iran's leadership using "all available means" to make the country into "a loyal partner."
Russia opposes further UN sanctions against Tehran.
The United States has said it would use force if Iran carried out its threat to block the strait and moved a new aircraft carrier strike group to the Arabian Sea this week.
"There is a likelihood of military escalation of the conflict, towards which Israel is pushing the Americans," Nikolai Patrushev, who heads the Kremlin's Security Council, told Interfax.
"It cannot be ruled out that the Iranians will be able to carry out their threat to shut exports of Saudi oil through the Strait of Hormuz if faced with military actions against them," Patrushev said in an interview published yesterday.
Israel, which sees an Iranian atom bomb as a threat to its existence, is willing to attack Iranian nuclear sites with or without US backing.
"Talk about Iran creating an atomic bomb by next week we have heard for many years," he said, adding that the US was trying to topple the Iran's leadership using "all available means" to make the country into "a loyal partner."
Russia opposes further UN sanctions against Tehran.
The United States has said it would use force if Iran carried out its threat to block the strait and moved a new aircraft carrier strike group to the Arabian Sea this week.
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