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Old 06-21-2008, 02:01 PM
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Default U.N. nuclear watchdog chief, military strike on Iran

I guess the UN is taking notice, I wonder if they heard my theory? Much more at the site....

Strike on Iran could turn Mideast into fireball, official says - CNN.com

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief warned in comments aired Saturday that any military strike on Iran could turn the Mideast to a "ball of fire" and lead Iran to a more-aggressive stance on its controversial nuclear program.
Mohamed ElBaradei, U.N. nuclear watchdog chief, warned of dangers of a strike on Iran.

Mohamed ElBaradei, U.N. nuclear watchdog chief, warned of dangers of a strike on Iran.

The comments by Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, came in an interview with an Arab television station aired Saturday, a day after U.S. officials said they believed recent large Israeli military exercises may have been meant to show Israel's ability to hit Iran's nuclear sites.

"In my opinion, a military strike will be the worst ... it will turn the Middle East to a ball of fire," ElBaradei said on Al-Arabiya television. It also could prompt Iran to press even harder to seek a nuclear program, and force him to resign, he said.

Iran on Saturday also criticized the Israeli exercises. The official IRNA news agency quoted a government spokesman as saying that the exercises demonstrate Israel "jeopardizes global peace and security."

Israel sent warplanes and other aircraft on a major exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean earlier this month, U.S. military officials said Friday.
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