Security experts: Iran to be bombed in 2007
Specialists say America to lead attack but other counties will also take part
Ron Ben-YishaiIf Iran continues to develop nuclear weapons, a military operation against it is inevitable and will take place in 2007, senior U.S. and Israeli specialists say, Israel’s leading newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported Tuesday.The experts said the right timing of the military operation will be after Iran reaches advanced stages in operating the nuclear reactor for uranium enrichment and before the end of President George W. Bush’s term.FULL STORY atU.S. Attack Mulled for The SummerLONDON [MENL] -- Western powers envision a military option against Iran in the fall of 2006. Western defense sources and analysts said Britain and the United States were preparing for the prospect of air strikes against Iran in late 2006. They said both London and Washington agreed to complete a diplomatic effort at the United Nations Security Council before they seriously consider plans to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities. "In just the past few weeks I've been convinced that at least some in the administration have already made up their minds that they would like to launch a military strike against Iran," Joseph Cirincione, director of the Washington-based Non-Proliferation Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said. On Tuesday, Iran was expected to announce a major development in its nuclear program. Iranian sources said Teheran was expected to announce that Iran had enriched uranium to the 3.5 percent level required to produce fuel to operate nuclear power reactors.