A senior Zionist official claims ‘all options must remain on the table’ to pressure Iran to suspend its ‘aggressive’ nuclear program.
Mark Regev, a spokesman for prime minister Ehud Olmert, claimed that more could be done to put financial pressure on Iran.
“Israel believes strongly that while the UN sanctions are positive, much more needs to be done to pressure the regime in Tehran to cease its aggressive nuclear program,” Regev was quoted by Yedioth Ahronoth as saying on Friday.
He, however, did not refer to Friday’s threats by Israeli deputy prime minister Shaoul Mofaz, claiming that the Israeli regime will attack Iran if the country continues its nuclear program.
The remarks were made while there are speculations that the US and its Zionist ally might wage another war in the region in the twilight months of George W. Bush’s term in office.
Israel, widely believed to be the sole possessor of a nuclear arsenal of 200-400 warheads in the Middle East, and its ally the US, accuse Iran of pursuing nuclear weaponry, continuously beating the drums of war against the country.
Tehran insists that its nuclear program is peaceful. As a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, Iran insists on its right to enrich uranium for civilian purposes.
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