Worthy Christian News Blog » Iran does not expect Israeli or U.S. attack

Iran said on Friday it did not expect an attack from Israel or the United States triggered by the long-running dispute over its nuclear programme.

“The possibility of such an attack (from Israel or the U.S.) is almost zero,” Mottaki said, via a translator, in an interview with Turkish broadcaster NTV during a visit to Turkey.

However, when asked whether it meant Iran was ready to freeze any expansion of its nuclear programme in return for the U.N. Security Council halting further sanctions measures against it, the source said “not at all” – Excerpts from a Reuters article by Parisa Hafezi July 19, 2008

This can only be good news, because if Israel were to attack — then it wants to attack with the element of surprise! The philosophy in the Israeli military is simply this — if you’re bold and daring enough to do it, then you’ll succeed. For example in years past, the raid on Entebbe, as well as the successful attacks on the Iraq and Syrian nuclear reactors.

As far as the meeting in Geneva over the weekend, what seems puzzling to many Washington Insiders is President Bush’s change of stance sending William Burns, the undersecretary of state for political affairs, to open diplomatic relations with Iran despite the fact they’ve not stopped enriching uranium which has been a longstanding precondition laid by the administration before any diplomatic talks begin.

When the talks fail, and if the call for a tactical strike on Iran is given — then it can be said — we tried to even means of diplomacy before the war started!