Source: PressTV
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=113001§ionid=351020104
Mohammed ElBaradei, the recently retired former head of the UN nuclear watchdog, warns against an alleged plan by the Israeli government to attack Iran's nuclear sites.
In a recent interview with The Washington Post, ElBaradei said an Israeli military strike against Iran would "absolutely be the worst thing that could happen."
"There is no military solution. . . . If a country is bombed, you give them every reason -- with the support of everybody in the country and outside the country -- to go for nuclear weapons, and nobody can even blame them," said ElBaradei, who bade farewell to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) last week.
He said the world needs to take account the fact that Iran does not represent an imminent threat as it is not accelerating its production of enriched uranium.
Israel has set the end of the year as a deadline for Iran to give in to Western demands, while dropping heavy hints of a possible military strike against the country.
On a different note, ElBaradei said the imposition of a recent IAEA resolution, which demands that Iran stop construction of its Fordo nuclear facility outside Tehran, should not be seen as a sign that diplomacy with Iran finally reached a dead end
"The resolution was an act of frustration, but there was no mention by anyone that this was the end of the fight for a diplomatic solution. The same people who sponsored the resolution continue to talk about the importance of reaching out to Iran," the 67-year-old Egyptian said.
ElBaradei also rejected the notion that Iran's nuclear activity could trigger an arms race in the Middle East as previously suggested by the Bush administration, saying that suchlike have made matters only worse with regards to Iran's nuclear issue.
"For at least three years, the US was against any dialogue with Iran. This was the ideology of the time -- "we don't talk to countries that are 'axis of evil.' " The animosity was described in biblical terms, and rhetoric makes a lot of difference," he noted
"You cannot describe a country as part of an "axis of evil" and then turn around and expect them to have trust or behave in certain ways," he asserted.
ElBaradei said if the Bush administration had not missed its chance for rapprochement with Iran and had adopted a more pragmatic and realistic approach, Tehran's nuclear issue "could have been resolved four to five years ago".
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Salam!
ReplyDeleteThese Jahoods will never attack beloved Iran. If they do they will know the Iranian nation will slap the Israelis back into the ovens.
This Jahood menace is coming to an end. They had 50 good years but we, The Iranians, will stop them,
Bedrood
Afarin Maleki-Raei
Thanks for commenting my friend.
ReplyDeleteI am as angry as you are about the Israeli governments War Crimes, and continued military threats against its neighbors. Morality has disappeared in our World as even our own Canadian Government supports the Zionist War Criminals and their godless destruction of innocent lives. I am dedicated in changing that by speaking truth to lies.
However, it is best that we show our moral superiority over them by not engaging in the same hatred brought up with stinging insults through reminders of nazi atrocities. That being said, the government and IDF in Israel are also as guilty as their Nazi tormentors in their blatant disregard for human life and the human rights of the Palestinian people. Their attack on Lebanon in 2006 was also a War Crime.
We will have our day in court one day, and if not then at least my children will know that I was on the side of good.
I stand up for human rights and a World that is united by peace, love, and respect brought about by empathy for all mankind. It is from this position that we must unite against those that would destroy the community. Not all Jews follow the Zionist agenda, and no child be it Jewish or Palestinian, should ever suffer harm in the face of disagreement. Let us build a World united in peace, but also, let us not compromise our moral stand by turning a blind eye.
I value your support and thank you again for the comment.
Stewart