NEW YORK (YBH.ME) – Former Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh stated in an interview with the UK’s Sunday Times that if sanctions against Iran are not in place by Christmas, Israel may attack Iran on its own. “If no crippling sanctions are introduced by Christmas, Israel will strike,” he said. “If we are left alone, we will act alone.”
Ephraim Sneh rattles sabre at Iran
Iran’s ambassador to the UN, Mohammad Khazaee, rebuked Mr. Sneh’s comments today in a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moonin and said that “there is no explanation for Israel’s continuing threats against Tehran.” Mr. Khazaee also stated that “the only threat in the region is Israel’s nuclear arsenal, which remains unsupervised to this day.”
Many nations of the west and Israel have taken a harsh line on Iran’s nuclear ambitions, peaceful or otherwise.
Recently, Cleric Mojtaba Zolnour, a senior leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, claimed that Iran will “blow up the heart of Israel” if attacked by either Israel or the United States.
