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Is Iran
An Immediate Threat?
by Mark Armstrong |
War
with Iran Soon?
by Michael Burkert |
US planning to strike Iran this
year: report
Times of India
JERUSALEM: The United States is mulling a strike on Iran's nuclear
facilities this year and has informed NATO member states to make similar
preparations, a report claimed.
| US commando units have
already infiltrated Iran to mark nuclear facilities for a
possible strike. |
Military action against Teheran to foil its nuclear ambitions is one
among several options being considered by NATO members, military
Intelligence officials familiar with the Iran file told German daily 'Der
Spiegel'.
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Oman are also being updated with the
plan, with American officials saying a military operation is "a possible
option", without giving a timetable, 'Ynetnews' reported citing the
report.
Der Spiegel reported that CIA head Porter Goss asked Turkish Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his latest visit that Ankara allow
the US to use its military bases in the country for an air strike on
Iran planned for 2006.
"What's new about these reports is that the United States seems to be
sending top envoys to ally countries in preparation for an attack. It is
no longer a matter of hints we heard over 2005," the German daily was
quoted as saying.
The daily also quoted a New York Times report last year saying that US
commando units have already infiltrated Iran to mark nuclear facilities
for a possible strike.
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