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Opinion piece in US newspaper claims US defence secretary believes strong likelihood of attack over atomic programme.
the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, were the most public response by him to mounting tension between Western powers and Iran in recent weeks.
They came amid increasing concern among American officials that Israel may soon strike a Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Ayatollah Khamenei said that Iran “had its own tools” to respond to such threats and that it would use them “if necessary,”
“The threat of war would disfavor the United States itself,” he said, adding that war with Iran “would be 10 times worse for the interests of the United States” than it would be for Iran, he said.
They came amid increasing concern among American officials that Israel may soon strike a Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Ayatollah Khamenei said that Iran “had its own tools” to respond to such threats and that it would use them “if necessary,”
“The threat of war would disfavor the United States itself,” he said, adding that war with Iran “would be 10 times worse for the interests of the United States” than it would be for Iran, he said.
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Speaking to US airmen in Germany, Panetta reiterated that if Iran does not change course, the US is "prepared to respond if we have to." Panetta was responding to an airman who asked at what point the United States would get involved in Israel's potential conflict with Iran.
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My heart is breaking for all of humanity right now.
The lies spread.. and our whole earth destroyed for GREED
The lies spread.. and our whole earth destroyed for GREED
youtube.com – This means all this will take place before if there giving you a time frame.
Fears grow that Israel will attack Iran.
Concerns that Israel will attack Iran in an attempt to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons escalated Thursday when the Washington Post reported that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes...
