Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the UN atomic watchdog agency, has warned against attacks on Iran amid reports that Israel has rehearsed a potential air raid.
The New York Times says more than 100 Israeli warplanes exercised over the eastern Mediterranean in recent weeks to practice a potential strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. ElBaradei told Al Arabiya television that an attack would prompt Iran to start a crash course to build weapons and could turn the Middle East into a "fireball". At the moment Iran was not a grave danger, he said, warning he Berlin urges Iran to study, accept new nuclear offer ...
IAEA says Iran's nuclear activities serious concern ...
Iran 'installing new centrifuges' ... would quit his job if an attack eventuated. Washington says its continues to favour diplomacy to persuade Iran to drop its nuclear programme. Iran says its centrifuges are running "non-stop" but for electricity generation only. Russia too has warned against force without proof. Diplomats say EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana recently conveyed a six-power proposal to Iran that it freeze enrichment in exchange for a stay on tougher UN sanctions.
(Deutsche Welle)
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