Israeli officials have condemned deputy prime minister Shaul Mofaz’s threats against Tehran, calling them ‘irresponsible’ and ‘cynical’. Ignoring IAEA reports confirming Tehran’s non-deviation from declared nuclear activities, the deputy prime minister threatened Iran on Friday with a military attack if it “continues its nuclear weapons program”.
In an interview with public radio, deputy war minister Matan Vilnai called Mofaz’s remarks the “cynical use of central strategic issues for internal political reasons”. “Turning one of the most strategic security issues into a political game, using it for the internal purposes of a would-be campaign in Kadima, is something that must not be done,” Vilnai added. “These declarations are irresponsible and do not represent the position of our government,” said a senior war official quoted on public radio Sunday. More
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