ISRAEL WILL NOT TOLERATE A NUCLEAR IRAN
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert used warlike language to pressure the international community to bear down on Iran.
"We will not tolerate the possession of nuclear weapons by Iran," Olmert said in an interview that kicked off a nearly week-long visit to the U.S.
But he stopped short of threatening to attack Iran unilaterally to halt its nuclear program. At a White House meeting, Olmert urged nations to support President Bush's call for isolating Iran until it suspends its nuclear program.
"Iran's nuclear ambitions are not in the world's interest," Bush concurred. "If Iran had nuclear weapons it would be terribly destabilizing."
The Iranians claim that their nuclear program is for the peaceful purpose of providing electricity, but Olmert insists the regime of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is bent on Israel's destruction.
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