Iran Threatens Israel's Existence If Nuclear Plant Is Attacked

Photo: Israel has to strike Iran's Bushehr N-power facility within 8 days' a former US envoy to the UN has said. Photo from Indian Express

Iran Threatens ‘Israel’s Existence’ If It Attacks -- Bloomberg Businessweek

(Updates with Foreign Ministry comment in third paragraph, adds background on nuclear program starting in fourth.)

Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Iran will respond if Israel attacks its first nuclear power plant, which will begin loading fuel Aug. 21, according to the Persian Gulf country’s defense minister.

“In that case we will lose a power plant, but Israel’s existence will be in danger,” Ahmad Vahidi was cited as saying today by the state-run Mehr news agency, in response to questions about the possibility of an attack by Israel on the Russian-built atomic facility at Bushehr.

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