Israel denies UK report on planing nuclear strike on Iran

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Source: CCTV.com | 01-08-2007 08:47

Israel has denied a British report that it has drawn up secret plans to attack Iran's uranium enrichment facilities with nuclear weapons. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's spokeswoman Miri Eisin said the report by the British newspaper was "totally fabricated".

Britain's Sunday Times newspaper said two Israeli Air Force (IAF) squadrons had been training to blow up an enrichment plant in Natanz using low-yield nuclear "bunker busters".

Israeli Cabinet Minister Ze'ev Boim said Israel should not comment on its intentions in regards to Iran's nuclear program.

Ze'ev Boim, Israeli Cabinet Minister, said, "I think it is an issue that Israel should not be in the front and not to talk about. I hear what is written in foreign papers and I don't think that we should that we have to comment on these rumors."

In the wake of the report by The Sunday Times, Iranian Foreign Minister spokesman insisted it would continue to cooperate within the previous work' set out by the UN's nuclear watchdog. Hosseini also issued a stern warning against any possible military action against it.

Hosseini said, "Stopping cooperation with the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) is not on Iran's agenda. So we will continue our cooperation within the previous framework. However, if they create new particular circumstances, we will make our decisions based on that."

The UN Security Council passed a resolution on Dec. 23, 2006, demanding Iran suspend all enrichment-related and reprocessing activities, while imposing a nuclear-related trade ban on Iran.

Iran vowed to continue its nuclear program despite the resolution, saying its nuclear program was a peaceful effort to develop energy.

Editor:Du Xiaodan