Israel's Netanyahu urges 'red line' over nuclear Iran

[DevilPigeon]

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Israel's prime minister has urged the world to draw a "clear red line" over Iran's nuclear programme.

In a speech at the UN, Benjamin Netanyahu said time was running out to stop Tehran from having enough enriched uranium to build a nuclear bomb.

Israel and Western countries suspect Iran is seeking such a capability. Tehran says its programme is peaceful.

Earlier, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas asked the General Assembly to upgrade the Palestinians' UN status.

Mr Netanyahu told delegates at the annual meeting of the assembly that Iran could have enough material to make a nuclear bomb by the middle of next year, and a clear message needed to be sent to stop Tehran in its tracks.

"Red lines don't lead to war, red lines prevent war," he said. "Nothing could imperil the world more than a nuclear-armed Iran."

He said sanctions passed over the past seven years had not affected Tehran's programme. "The hour is very late," he told delegates. "The Iranian nuclear calendar does not take time out."

He said he was convinced that faced with a "clear red line, Iran will back down".

He added that he was confident the US and Israel could chart a common path on the issue.

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I get the feeling that the deadline that's being bandied about is real, however I also believe Iran is a ruse - there is a deadline, but what it is and for what purpose I don't know...

[Nickolai]

Ahmadinejad talks peace:

http://rt.com/news/ahmadinejad-un-us-walkout-029/

And here it is the new egyptian president:

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has warned Israel over its saber-rattling against Iran and Tel Aviv’s obstructionism against the realization of a nuclear-free Middle East.


The Middle East "no longer tolerates" any country's refusal to join the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), "especially if this is coupled with irresponsible policies or arbitrary threats," Morsi said in his address at the 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday.

The Egyptian leader was making reference to Israel’s policy of ambiguity about its military nuclear activities, which has helped it procure the Mideast’s only nuclear arsenal.

Israel has recently stepped up its threats to strike Iran’s nuclear energy facilities, while the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute believes Tel Aviv possesses 300 to 400 nuclear warheads, 80 of which remain in high operational alert, that is, they are ready to fire.

Iran is a committed signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), thus it has the right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

Morsi said the concept of a preemptive strike against a country must be confronted.

"The acceptance by the international community of the principle of pre-emptiveness or the attempt to legitimize it is in itself a serious matter and must be firmly confronted to avoid the prevalence of the law of the jungle," he stated.

The Egyptian president also referred to the continued occupation of Palestinian territories, and highlighted the Palestinian cause as “the first issue which the world must exert all its efforts in resolving, on the basis of justice and dignity.”

Morsi criticized Israel’s refusal to abide by UN resolutions and condemned its continued settlement expansions on occupied Palestinian land as “disgraceful.”

"It is shameful that the free world accepts, regardless of the justifications provided, that a member of the international community continues to deny the rights of a nation that has been longing for decades for independence," he said.

Source: http://www.presstv.com/detail/2012/0...n-war-threats/

[Mark]

His last address to the UN as Iranian President, some hours ago:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=X18YiXLE_9Y

[NewFounderHome]

Yes we will do a line around Benjamin Netanyahu and say don't cross.

[Nickolai]

Posted by Rahkyt (here)
His last address to the UN as Iranian President, some hours ago:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=X18YiXLE_9Y

Thank you, Rahkyt!

I guess that is the transcript of the speech: http://gadebate.un.org/sites/default...s/67/IR_en.pdf
I like the man, in my eyes he is full of dignity.
Actually the transcrit of the speech made me surprised with his real hope for the future of mankind regardless of religions and other stuff.


Nickolai