Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Israeli President Peres: Time Is Running Out For Iranian Nuclear Talks



Time Is Running Out For Iranian Nuclear Talks, Peres Says -- CNN

Jerusalem (CNN) -- Time is running out for a diplomatic solution to Western concerns about Iran's nuclear program, Israeli President Shimon Peres said Monday in an interview with CNN.

He said Iran continues to flout the United Nations and world leaders by pushing forward with work on its nuclear program -- including, he said, work on a nuclear weapon. But he said Iranian leaders would be making a costly mistake in believing the threat of military action is an empty one.

"You cannot provoke the world, assuming the world is made of fools only," Peres said.

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My Comment: Peres is probably right. And while I do not see a military strike against Iran's nuclear sites at any given time in the future .... I do see an arms race and the rise of tensions not only between Israel and Iran .... but also between Shiite Iran and the Sunni Arab world.

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