Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak says Iran not under threat of attack

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak says Iran not under threat of attack

Defence Minister Ehud Barak has revealed the plans of Israel. He declared that Iran is yet not a target for attack due the recent global dispute over its nuclear program.

While talking to the Israel Radio, Barak said, "We have no intention, at the moment, of taking action, but the State of Israel is far from being paralysed by fear. It must act calmly and quietly — we don’t need big wars."

On the other side Iran has replied in a serious manner that its nuclear program is completely peaceful and is purposed to encounter its increasing energy demands. Tehran has also denied to accept the numerous sanction imposed by United States and its allies.

Iran says the diplomatic pressure will only strengthen its determination to continue the program. The sanctions are imposed on 11 entities, including companies, personals, banks, etc. The gas and petrochemical industries will suffer the most from the sanctions,
as planned.

The U.N. nuclear watchdog, citing intelligence reports, said last month Iran appeared to have worked on designing an atom bomb and may still be pursuing secret research to that end.

Barak was interviewed a day after the top U.S. military officer said he did not know whether Israel would alert the United States ahead of time if it decided to strike Iran, the Jewish state’s arch-adversary in the Middle East.

General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also acknowledged differences in perspective between the United States and Israel over the best way to handle Iran and its nuclear programme.

Dempsey said the United States was convinced that sanctions and diplomatic pressure were the right ways to take on Iran, along with "the stated intent not to take any options off the table" — diplomatic language that leaves open the possibility of future
military action.

"I’m not sure the Israelis share our assessment of that. And because they don’t and because to them this is an existential threat, I think probably that it’s fair to say that our expectations are different right now," Dempsey told Reuters.

Iran is facing new sanctions following the U.N. report.

In the radio interview, Barak said "Israel would be very glad if sanctions and diplomacy could bring the Iranian leadership to a clear decision to abandon its nuclear military programme."

But, "unfortunately, I think that is not going to happen."

Asked about Dempsey’s remarks, Barak said Israel "greatly respects the United States" and maintained a continuous dialogue with its main ally on security issues.

"But one must remember that ultimately, Israel is a sovereign nation and the Israeli government, defence forces and security services — not others — are responsible for Israel’s security, future and existence," Barak said.

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