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Iran FM: Israeli strike would lead to its demise
Binyamin Tobias
Published: 16.03.12, 09:57
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31. Wow...
Tim ,   Brighton   (03.16.12)
How long have those 'demented entities' said it would take to: Take control of Hormuz? 24 Hours Take control of Bahrein? 24 Hours Walk into South Iraq 24 Hours Take Control of Syria and Lebanon 24 Hours Reduce Saudi Oil Fields to flames? 24 Hours Take Control of Kuwait 24 Hours Mount Terrorist attacks on DC Delhi Moscow Berlin London and Paris 24 Hours Take full control of Arabian Gulf 48 Hours Destroy the Nato Frontline in Turkey 48 Hours Destroy US French and British Gulf Fleet 48 Hours Destroy Israel 7 Days Create Fusion Energy 5 Years Go to Mars 7 Years World Domination 10 Years And to make Iran a Free Democratic and Prosperous Nation free of terror and violence iliving in peace with the world? NEVER
32. Well said No. 7 - PaulZion - Bravo
Barbara ,   Haifa Israel   (03.16.12)
33. # 7...It's never been Israel ...it's always been
Edithann ,   USA   (03.16.12)
the US ... Israel is the channel that leads to the US, fool ! Are you on another planet? Do you really think a 'Nation' like Iran is worried about a nothing Israel that isn't even self sufficient and doesn't have the resources to defend or maintain it's existence without the US? Come off it...you live in a dream world of Torah/Talmudic fantasy...There is no Santa Clause guys...get it? TATA
34. the truth
Aaron ,   Rehovot Israel   (03.16.12)
If this is true they would have made it happen already.
35. Salehi re-check history
sk ,   USA   (03.16.12)
Isn't this what the Arab nations said when 7 Arab nations ganged up and attacked the brand new nation of Israel in 1948? Not only the 7 nations, but many more contributed, men, and military supplies. The Arabs claimed they could overrun the new nation in 1 week. The enemies of Israel had the best chance back then, when Israel had no formal military, navy and advanced weaponry, yet still defeated the overwhelming Arab forces. That chance is now gone; Israel is so much more stronger, and G_d still rules! Iran will feel the wrath of G_d. Biblical prophecy does indicate it will be involved in a future plan to attack Israel but G_d will personally intervene and destroy Iran and the other forces.
36. Thin skinned Israel
Robert ,   Australia   (03.16.12)
The man is saying Iran will respond to an Israeli attack. Perfectly legitimate! As per usual you people are wanting to nuke a country for what one or two people have said. What is wrong with you? I assure you all that there are many others in many more countries who have expressed similar views. Will you nuke them too?
37. to mr salehi.....
les ,   canada   (03.16.12)
i think sir you need to get a new job, like a madrassa teacher or something... evidently you can not comprehend the fact of who can eliminate who in an all out war. so be careful of what you wish for.
38. Really?
mb   (03.16.12)
If someone were to ask him to bet on that, as in put money down, he'd hesitate. Just ask Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and every other country that sent weapons and troops for the last 70 years.
39. First day of nuke attack would end iran forever.
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (03.16.12)
40. This article is a joke
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (03.16.12)
Iran couldn't defeat Iraq one of the worst armies in the world in 8 years and can't even get to Israel. I haven't read such stupid boasting since say 1967 and we all remember how well that turned out.
41. Won't last one week
Brod ,   USA   (03.16.12)
With their tentacles-Hamastan, Syria and Hezbollahtan pummeling Israel with rocket attacks, Iran is asuming that they can wipe off Israel within a week. Unlike past wars, current Islamist-Jihadists are armed with rockets. Israel should examine the suppliers of the rockets to these dark forces that want to effect a Holocaust on Israel by rockets bombardments. Israel should quickly figure how to preempt the surrounding Ayatollahist tentacles before they do great damage on Isael. And don't wait till theAyatollahs get their nukes. It would be too late. Israel must take action now to defend itself from existential threat no matter what the word would say.
42. Iran talks just the way that ......
zvi ,   Los Angeles USA   (03.16.12)
Gamal Nasser talked in 1967. Iran will do no better than did the huge Arab coalition in June of that year. And today Israel is stronger than in 1967. In a week Tehran will be defeated by "tiny" Israel which is the strongest power in the region.
43. a week?
Gershon ,   London UK   (03.16.12)
A whole week?! thats strange - in February an Iranian blogger on urged Tehran not to delay an attack on Israel, claiming that the Islamic Republic could destroy the Jewish state in "less than nine minutes." - what happened mr salehi?! You impotent idiots in Tehran have been predicting the "imminent downfall of Israel" for years
44. Has the ditz never heard...
meghan ,   israel   (03.16.12)
the best things come in small packages!!!!
45. Precisely this is why...
FG   (03.16.12)
...preemptively using any sort of weapon, not "merely" atom, but hydrogen and neutron megaton bombs on Iran at any time is completely justified!!!
46. Rhetoric !
Barbara ,   Haifa Israel   (03.16.12)
Am wondering if all this is only rhetoric. He says and the other says. Israel was hearing so many threats and disgusting remarks from the Iranian officials. Now that Israel decides to give back some rhetoric, Iran doesn't like it. Iran claimed it wanted to destroy Israel before all this discussion about war.
47. iran
spookey ,   birmingham uk   (03.16.12)
dream on , i dont think iran would be around after 7 hrs , period
48. And Iran will be humiliated ...
Jeremy Johnson ,   San Jose, Costa Rica   (03.16.12)
The Almighty will never allow the destruction of Israel, in fact, Iran and the Arab countries will be destroyed and humiliated when they come to invade Israel. We are about to see the War of Ezekiel 38 and then the world see that the G-D of Israel is the one and true G-D. And Damascus will be vanished very soon as profetized in Isaiah 17. Shabbat shalom.
49. The Arabs said the same thing in 1948
Aharon   (03.16.12)
Look at where they are now.
50. Israel has heard that many times before
Carl ,   USA   (03.16.12)
It is only because of Israel's restraint that the surrounding Arab nations still exist after their multiple defeats in wars of aggression. Ahmedinagling may recall that's why there are so many Palestinian "refugees" today - they all were told Israel would be destroyed in 1948 and again in 1967.
51. if israel is "insignifiant "Iran would have destroy it
dovdevan ,   ashdod,paris   (03.16.12)
long time ago ! Iran is scared about this tiny small country of 7 millions people compared to Iran population of 70 millions ! believe me iranian ayatollah don't mess with israel when it comes to an existential threat !!
52. Iranian weakness
Steven Kantor ,   L.A USA   (03.16.12)
This sounds very familiar. It was the late, great Sadaam Hussein, who talked about the mother of all battles and how Israel would be destroyed if war came. It seems to be that the weaker a country is, the more it has to try to puff out its chest to show that it is a rooster and not a chicken. I almost feel sorry for the Iranians. They must be very weak indeed.
53. #33: Oh yes, the great US
PaulZion ,   Israel   (03.16.12)
Talk about self-sufficient, guy. The is probably not a hospital in America with an MRI that wouldn't work without the Israeli technology required. There is probably not a single computer in the US without components which wouldn't exist if Israel didn't invent them. Who thought of the concept of rockets to intercept rockets? The US? Wrong! Israel. I agree, that Israel has few natural resources to be totally self-sufficient, but the US is also dependent on Israeli technology for a lot of their life today. But, you are wrong. Israel is a target in itself. The US is a secondary target. Since you do not live in the area, you have no idea of the ideologies of these fanatics who live in an obsession with Jews and Israel. You should read up on the subject before you make such facile and superficial comments. This conflict between the Jews in Israel/Palestine and the Muslims has been going on for over 100 years. The US started supporting Israel in earnest only after the Suez War in 1956.
54. Israel is small ?
John Klekota ,   Omaha USA   (03.16.12)
Thats what mainland China thought before tiny Japan invaded them and killed ten million Chinese. Japan was finally defeated by the Soviet Union who drove the Japanese out of China. Mao Tse Tung got his butt kicked by tiny , small Japan.
55. To: Paul at No. 53
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (03.16.12)
Actually, the French were the principle suppliers of weapons to Israel through the Six-Day War in 1967. The U.S. did not enter the fray until following that war, and promptly turned its back on Israel in 1973, until Israel threatened to take Cairo and Damascus. Israel pushed the Syrians back to Quneitra and crossed the Canal, with absolutely nothing standing in its way to Cairo. Israel also had the entire Third Egyptian Army encircled, and had cut its supply lines. Only after Israel threatened to let them starve and die of thirst in the desert did the United States send needed spare parts to Israel. We learned our lesson. Israel is perfectly capable of ensuring its survival. Don't forget, we are a nuclear power, with delivery capability and the stones to use it.
56. #36
Kim   (03.16.12)
Ahhh! You are new to the news of the Middle East!! (Either that or you conveniently choose to overlook the fact that Iran has continually threatened to destroy Israel) History bears out the fact that when despots threaten to anihiliate a people group, they normally attempt to follow through. At the risk of using a somewhat hackneyed example, consider Hitler.
57. Poor Edithann
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (03.16.12)
She is as obsessed with Israel as Iran is.
58. SMALL ISRAEL
PAUL GUREVICH ,   NEW YORK   (03.16.12)
ISRAEL SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID TO USE NUCLEAR WEAPONS ON IRAN, DESPITE SUCH FAKE FRIENDS SUCH AS U.S. AND U.K.
59. Iran
Nuke Man ,   NY   (03.16.12)
in case of an Israeli attack the Islamic Republic would respond "very forcefully." There will not be anything left to respond my dear enemy. It will get very hot there in " Iran "
60. Israel should forever keep all our liberated lands.
Chaim ,   Israel   (03.16.12)
Salehi is dead wrong on every count, except one. Israel is too small. Moreover, Israel is unnecessarily small. Imagine how rich and strong we'd be had we kept SInai! Our genocidal enemies in Iran, and elsewhere, could not think of us as a "one bomb state". We should retake and forever keep all our liberated lands.
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