Ehud Olmert voiced faith in international diplomatic efforts to prevent Iran from attaining nuclear weapons. “The Iranian issue is being attended to by the whole world with a surprising and unprecedented forcefulness,” Israel’s prime minister told Army Radio on Sunday, referring to recent U.N. Security Council resolutions. “These sanctions have a much bigger influence that is seen in a shallow perspective. I think we can reach a situation that will prevent Iran from becoming nuclear.” Israel has hinted it could resort to military force against Iran if it deems Western diplomatic pressure a dead end. But many analysts believe that Israel lacks the means to take on the Iranian nuclear facilities alone.
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