Peres: Iran running out of time
Peres: Iran running out of time – Israel News, Ynetnews.
President tells CNN Iranians continues to provoke world by pursuing nuclear weapon, do not take threat of military strike seriously
Attila Somfalvi
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President Shimon Peres usually weighs his words carefully when it comes to the Iranian nuclear program, but in a Monday interview with CNN he voiced a more threatening tone.
Amid a new round of talks between Iran and the P+5 countries in Moscow, Peres told CNN’s Elise Labott that Iranis running out of time for a diplomatic solution vis-à-vis its nuclear program and warned the Islamic Republic leaders that they are making a grave mistake by thinking that a military offensive is not a viable option.
The president noted that Iran continues to mock the United Nations and world leaders by resuming its efforts to develop nuclear weapons. “You cannot provoke the world, assuming the world is made of fools only,” he said.
Must stay united. Peres and Obama (Photo: GPO)
Peres urged the international community to stay united on the Iranian issue, and called on the United States to step up its efforts to reach a solution. While Peres expressed his support in pursuing a non-military solution, including sanctions, he stressed that there must be a credible threat of a military strike for those options to be successful.
“If the Iranians will understand seriously that this is an option, maybe we shall not need it,” he said, adding that “If they think this is a bluff, then it may lead to a war.”
“For that reason, the warning must be credible, the sanctions must be credible. So let’s first of all use the non-military means, indicating to the Iranians, ‘Gentlemen, better you agree with a non-military confrontation than look for other options'”, Peres told CNN.
Asked whether he is expecting any positive outcome from the talks in Moscow, Peres said: “I am not sure that something will happen there for two reasons. (First,) the Iranians think this is just a warning, that people are not serious enough. And the second is they believe it can introduce a split in the coalition that President Obama has built.”
Peres refused to discuss the military options on the table but said that there are many different possibilities at hand. He also stressed the urgency of reaching an agreement, saying that Iran is continuing to build a bomb and enrich uranium while ignoring UN resolutions and the IAEA.
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WarSclerotic 
June 19, 2012 at 10:22 AM
Sometimes Joseph, some of here in the UK, non Jewish people who strongly support Israel, we feel that you Israelis are the modern day equivalent of Leonidas and his Spartans holding off the Persians for us. Until we come to our senses and support you.
We are not the commentators and politicians, who seem to use every opportunity to degenerate your country. We are the ordinary people who admire your resolution, your bravery and your clear-sighted view of the Iranian threat.
I hope that you will be able to persuade Obama to do what most Americans seem to want-to support you in the removal of an increasing threat from Iran, not just to you but to the whole free world and Sunnis everywhere. Now.
It probably does not give you much help just to wish you well, if Obama continues his dithering, in an attempt to defer action until after the Presidential election, and you thus have to go alone on Iran but I can assure you that there will be at least one Brit’ cheering you on and praying for your success. I believe that there will be many more.
On a more general note, congratulations on a brilliant, informative and factual site, which should be required reading by all interested in the subject.
I wish you, personally, better health and happier days from here in the UK. Thank you for all you do.
From Blimp
June 19, 2012 at 10:37 AM
Wow. Thank you Rupert…. JW