01/12/2011 19:11
Israel not to attack Iran
Israel does not want to take military action against Iran over its nuclear program, but at some point may have no other option, Israel’s defense minister said Thursday, the Washington Post reports.
The Jewish state at this point did not intend to launch a strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, but retained the option as a “last resort,” Defense Minister Ehud Barak told Israel Radio.
“We don’t need unnecessary wars. But we definitely might be put to the test,” he said.
He said he hoped that sanctions and diplomacy would pressure the Iranian leadership to abandon its suspected nuclear weapons program, but did not expect that to happen.