Like George Washington, a British report Thursday said that Israel could attack Iran's nuclear facilities on December 25.
By David Lev
First Publish: 11/10/2011, 10:24 AM
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With an International Atomic Energy Agency report to be issued this week that will state, officials said Wednesday, that Iran is clearlyworking towards developing a nuclear weapons program, speculation has turned to possible military actions by Israel or other western countries to prevent Tehran from getting “the bomb.” On Thursday, the British Daily Mail newspaper said that an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities could come as soon as December 25, the day the Christian world celebrates Christmas.
The paper quoted a senior Foreign Office official as saying that “‘We’re expecting something as early as Christmas, or very early in the new year.” Israel, the official said, would not wait for Western approval for such an attack, if it felt that Iran was truly at the point of no return. The officials said that the U.S. would most likely support Israel, given that President Barack H. Obama is desperate not to lose Jewish support in next year's presidential election.
Reports last week said that the U.S. was gearing up its own plans to militarily halt Iran's nuclear program, and that Britain was cooperating. The Foreign Office official did not confirm that report in his remarks Thursday, but did say that “of course we are not in favor of Iran developing a bomb.” With that, he said, Britain did not believe that Iran would use a bomb, even if they did develop a one. “The bigger concern is it will be impossible to stop Saudi Arabia and Turkey from developing their own weapons,” the source added. Read the rest on: Arutz7
The paper quoted a senior Foreign Office official as saying that “‘We’re expecting something as early as Christmas, or very early in the new year.” Israel, the official said, would not wait for Western approval for such an attack, if it felt that Iran was truly at the point of no return. The officials said that the U.S. would most likely support Israel, given that President Barack H. Obama is desperate not to lose Jewish support in next year's presidential election.
Reports last week said that the U.S. was gearing up its own plans to militarily halt Iran's nuclear program, and that Britain was cooperating. The Foreign Office official did not confirm that report in his remarks Thursday, but did say that “of course we are not in favor of Iran developing a bomb.” With that, he said, Britain did not believe that Iran would use a bomb, even if they did develop a one. “The bigger concern is it will be impossible to stop Saudi Arabia and Turkey from developing their own weapons,” the source added. Read the rest on: Arutz7
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