Israel accused Iran of seeking an offensive nuclear capability. “Iran is making every effort to arm itself with nuclear weapons, with ballistic delivery systems, and it is preparing an enormous terrorist network with Syria and Lebanon,” Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday in a Knesset address. Some commentators speculate that Israel may strike Iranian atomic sites pre-emptively if U.N. diplomatic pressure on Iran fails.
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