Guns of August
Iranian President Ahmadinejad continues his apocalyptic rhetoric. While the the election of what some (at least European commentators think) believe to a relative moderate in Ali Larinjani to the Speaker post in the Parliament is positive due to his conflict with Ahmadinejad, this may not be true. With Israel negotiating with Syria, they could be planning for a strike and looking to pry away an ally from Iran.
Note this blunt statement:
"If Iran continues its nuclear weapons programme, we will attack it," said Shaul Mofaz, who is also transportation minister.
"Other options are disappearing. The sanctions are not effective. There will be no alternative but to attack Iran in order to stop the Iranian nuclear programme," Mofaz told the Yediot Aharonot daily. "
It could all be positioning, smoke and mirros, but when dealing with this volative region and the overall situation of growing Iranian influence, these words should prick everyone's ears.
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