Israel is seeking to rally international support for a tough United Nations stand against Iran’s nuclear ambitions with a warning that it could have the knowledge to produce a nuclear bomb “within six months”.
As Israel tried to stiffen resolve among the members of the International Atomic Energy Agency who are meeting in Vienna, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon urged the US to take the lead in ensuring Iran was brought before the UN Security Council “as soon as possible”.
Of course, this could be empty sabre-rattling. If Iran were six months away, I’m not certain that Israel or India would allow a nuclear-armed Islamic Republic of Iran to exist. Still, the fact Israel is pushing rather than sitting back and letting the EU or the US do the heavy lifting is notable.