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Israel Denies Reports it Has Plans for Strike on Iran Nuclear Facility
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=15AB086:A6F02AD83191E1607B82DC26AE4A0F049574F7DCC14957C0 Israel refuses to
rule out a pre-emptive military strike on Iran, but has said it
prefers to use diplomacy to counter Iran's nuclear ambitions Israel is
denying British reports that it has drawn up plans for a nuclear
strike on Iran's uranium enrichment facilities.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev Sunday said Israel is focused on
peacefully resolving the nuclear standoff through diplomacy.

Earlier, Britain's Sunday Times newspaper reported two Israeli air
force squadrons have been training for conventional and nuclear
attacks aimed at destroying Iranian nuclear facilities deep
underground.







Mohammad Ali Hosseini

Following the report, Iran's foreign ministry warned that any nation
that attacks Iran will quickly regret its actions.

Spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said the reported plans show that
Israel is the main threat to global peace. He said any such attack
would not go without a response.

Israel accuses Tehran of seeking nuclear weapons with the aim of
destroying the Jewish state. Israel refuses to rule out a pre-emptive
military strike on Iran, but has said it prefers to use diplomacy to
counter Iran's nuclear ambitions.

Iran denies that it is seeking nuclear weapons and says its nuclear
program is for peaceful purposes.

Some information for this report was provided by AP and AFP.




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