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Iran FM plays down threat of pre-emptive IDF strike
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Uranium, Iran Nuclear, France 

Iran's foreign minister on Monday played down the possibility of Israel launching a strike against the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, after his French counterpart warned of such an attack if talks between Iran and world powers failed.

"We regard the Zionist regime in the current era in its weakest position," the semi-official ISNA news agency quoted Manouchehr Mottaki as saying.

World powers are awaiting an official Iranian response to a United Nations-drafted deal for Tehran to send low-enriched uranium abroad for further processing.
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In comments published earlier Sunday, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner told the British paper The Daily Telegraph that, "They [the Israelis] will not tolerate an Iranian bomb."

He added: "We know that, all of us. So that is an additional risk and that is why we must decrease the tension and solve the problem. Hopefully we are going to stop this race to a confrontation."

During an official visit to Beirut, the foreign minister stressed that time was running out in the negotiations.

"There is the time that Israel will offer us before reacting, because Israel will react as soon as they know clearly that there is a threat," he was quoted as saying.

Meanwhile, Iran's foreign minister
said his country could either buy nuclear fuel for a Tehran reactor or agree to the plan and send its uranium abroad for further processing.


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      1.   Kouchner once again confirming his reputation..... 10:54  |  Swiss (Dino) 26/10/09
      2.   Kouchner`s too close to Israel on Iran. 11:00  |  Michael 26/10/09
      3.   Kouchner is running out of wisdom 12:00  |  JL 26/10/09
      4.   Michael - Do you believe Iran is a threat to the world or just 12:18  |  Ben 26/10/09
      5.   # 2 Michael is absolutely correct, a certain "loyality problem".. 12:27  |  Swiss (Dino) 26/10/09
      6.   If the risk is Israel, why focus on Iran? 12:32  |  Paul 26/10/09
      7.   Kouchner 13:00  |  Nour 26/10/09
      8.   I agree with Dino... 13:18  |  David 26/10/09
      9.   Kouchner and `we must lower the tension` 13:22  |  marianne 26/10/09
      10.   who has the loyalty problem 13:25  |  Erudite 26/10/09
      11.   Exactly so, Paul 13:30  |  Johnboy 26/10/09
      12.   Kouchner roots... 13:31  |  patrick hammel 26/10/09
      13.   What Iran MUST do 13:36  |  Mark from Georgia 26/10/09
      14.   Thye swiis and the Jews to # 8 13:49  |  ari 26/10/09
      15.   Talks to nowhere 13:52  |  Brod 26/10/09
      16.   Its obscene 13:58  |  The Berlin Wall 26/10/09
      17.   #6 Paul - Are you saying 14:11  |  Yonatan 26/10/09
      18.   To Paul Nr 6 14:15  |  Arieka 26/10/09
      19.   Israel has neither the capacity nor the gonads 14:16  |  Natallie Durson 26/10/09
      20.   Eu needs a Foreign minister supreme--end 14:24  |  Labhras 26/10/09
      21.   # 9 mark 14:27  |  Axel 26/10/09
      22.   # 8 patrick, I`m afraid you were slightly "misinterpreting".... 14:35  |  Swiss (Dino) 26/10/09
      23.   YOUR pro isreal aogain and agin ur puppet 14:52  |  haskey 26/10/09
      24.   MR.Bernard Kouchner 15:03  |  ahmed 26/10/09
      25.   # 4 to Benny Baby 15:24  |  Harry Ellis 26/10/09
      26.   Loyalty 15:31  |  Mike 26/10/09
      27.   To Mark from Georgia, re: heaven 15:32  |  bob 26/10/09
      28.   Kouchner and `we must lower the tension` 15:44  |  marianne 26/10/09
      29.   Roots for Nos 1 and 2 15:46  |  Dan 26/10/09
      30.   There will no attack onIran 15:46  |  Stephen 26/10/09
      31.   As a Jew, Kouchner Often Sings Israel`s Notes... 17:42  |  Tommy - the Who 26/10/09
      32.   #.1.Swiss Dino. Lets just put Israel aside. 17:50  |  Stephen. 26/10/09
      33.   #5 Swiss (Dino) 18:16  |  Michael 26/10/09
      34.   # 9 mark 18:58  |  Axel 26/10/09
      35.   Reply to Dino 19:03  |  Dan 26/10/09
      36.   # 32 Stephen (2nd try), I have never put in doubt..... 21:33  |  Swiss (Dino) 26/10/09
      37.   # 35 Dan, you obviously haven`t read my post..... 21:37  |  Swiss (Dino) 26/10/09
      38.   bob carefree 21:56  |  sani 26/10/09
      39.   stephen swiss-thank you 22:00  |  sani 26/10/09
      40.   Israel is too chicken. They won`t attack. 22:08  |  Ethan 26/10/09
      41.   Iran FM plays down threat of pre-emptive IDF strike 01:33  |  Jo Coelho 27/10/09
      42.   Iran Is 100% Correct In Saying 01:59  |  Gary 27/10/09
      43.   #31, Kouchner is mostly middle of the road 02:26  |  Gary 27/10/09
      44.   French FM`s dual citizen 04:56  |  Tariq 27/10/09
      45.   strange 09:26  |  chris 27/10/09
      46.   #27;bob; Some Explaining 13:13  |  Mark from Georgia 27/10/09
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