AZG Armenian Daily #171, 08/09/2006

Middle East

JEWISH MINISTER STATES WAR AGAINST IRAN IS INEVITABLE

Jaakov Edry, Minister of Jerusalem Affairs, said in
the interview to a German newspaper that Iran should
be inevitably attacked. He said that the military
operation could be carried out before the end of the
tenure of US President George Bush.

Thus, the aim of the "limited" military operation will
be the annihilation of the components of Iran’s
nuclear program. Edry stated that USA should spare no
efforts to settle this issue.

"As the Iranian authorities emphasize the importance
of both armed forces and the oil factor, there is no
choice left," he said.

"The only way out is the military settlement. The
sooner it begins, the better. It will be much more
complicated in the future, as the Iranians will
isolate their nuclear industry and that will be more
difficult to annihilate their weapon," the Jewish
minister underscored.

By Petros Keshishian