Iran calls Israeli attack grave mistake

Iran´s speaker calls possible Israeli attack "grave mistake"
Source: Xinhua | 06-22-2008 08:40
TEHRAN, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Majlis (Parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani said on Saturday a possible Israeli attack against the Islamic Republic would be a "grave mistake," the official IRNA news agency reported.

"If they make such a grave mistake, they will pay a high price for it," Larijani was quoted as saying on the sidelines of the commemoration ceremony for late martyr Mostafa Chamran.

In his reaction to a report on a possible Israeli attack against Iran's nuclear installations, Larijani said "We are ready to face any situation."

The New York Times reported Friday that U.S. military believed a major military exercise by Israel earlier this month was a rehearsal for a potential bombing attack on Iran's nuclear sites.

Some American officials said the Israeli exercise appeared to be an effort to develop the military's capacity to carry out long-range strikes and to demonstrate the seriousness with which Israel views Iran's nuclear program.

More than 100 Israeli F-16 and F-15 fighter jets participated in the maneuvers, which were carried out over the eastern Mediterranean and Greece during the first week of June, U.S. officials said.

The exercise also involved Israeli helicopters that could be used to rescue downed pilots. The helicopters and refueling tankers flew more than 900 miles (1,450 km), which is about the same distance between Israel and Iran's uranium enrichment plant at Natanz, American officials said.

A spokesman for the Israeli military said Israel's air force "regularly trains for various missions in order to confront and meet the challenges posed by the threats facing Israel," declining to discuss details of the exercise.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who visited Washington in early June, said "the Iranian threat must be stopped by all possible means," indicating that military resort can not be excluded.

His remarks about Iran's nuclear threat are believed to be the strongest ever the Israeli leader has made on the issue.




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[hamechicoloft]

No country should be allowed to attack other country base on some false acqusitions.

NIE and IAEA told that Iran is not developing nuclear weapons.

[Team187Mayhem]

duuuude if the sons of pigs and monkeys try to make a move on iran it will get DEMOLISHED , isreal is making a huuuuuuge mistake

[ryanshaunkelly]

US takes grave view of Israeli involvement in 9/11 mass murder.

[fardiddyg]

Oh an for all of you who think Israel has this n that 150 atom bombs hahahah, well then i would love to see if they would use 1 because it will be world war 3 and you better start packing up and move to the north ;)

[fardiddyg]

Get the fuck outha here, if israel could attack iran then they would have done it a long time ago u ignorant fag. u suck n lick america's ballz since u were born to back u up and it seems that obama(a dirt bag) has turned a blind eye to u zoinist (the real terrorist) and all the problems that this world has is because of one thing(ISRAELL!) if im wrong pls let me kno thats what i thought.. i hope to see the day when palestenians piss over jewish graves.. the world knows wat u have done! GO IRAN!

[MatanIdelman]

my friend' we got atom and termo atomic bombs, so the first person who will just think to send it on israel will be burned to hell

[fardiddyg]

@playingguitarrules....why don't you dare try to attak us..you won't even call it attacking..you'd be counter-raped like a pussy..you won't even get to suck our dick you punk mothafucka

[MatanIdelman]

israel size isnt a circle... if iran will drop an atom bomb on us gaza\syria\jordan\lebanon or egypt will get hit too cuz the borders are close to everything.

[dymproductions]

isran is saying that to try and avoid israel doing a strike becuase they are scared.

[dymproductions]

you mean around 50-60. Enough to wipe Iran out.

[aref666]

israel is size of new jersy do the math

[MatanIdelman]

iran got 1 atomic bomb, israel got more than 150.

do your math and think if iran will bomb israel iran will be out of the game.