Nuclear Iran

From the Jerusalem Post, by Herb Keinon:

Israel cannot let Iran obtain nuclear weapons, Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Tuesday, spearheading stepped up Israeli diplomatic efforts to help keep the Bomb out of Teheran’s hands.

Olmert, in his first public comments on diplomatic issues since filling in for ailing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, said that Israel could not under any circumstances “allow anyone with these kinds of malicious designs against us, have control of weapons of destruction that can threaten our existence.” His comments came at a press conference after meeting President Moshe Katsav.

“Israel can not reconcile itself with a situation where there is a threat to us, just as in my opinion both European countries and the US can’t reconcile themselves to it,” Olmert said. He added that Israel has acted, and will continue to act, in cooperation with the US and Europe.

“I think there is a way to ensure that non-conventional weapons will not be found in irresponsible hands that could endanger world peace,” he said.

Olmert’s comments came on the same day that a high-level Israeli delegation went to Russia to appraise the Kremlin of how Israel views the situation. US, European and Israel diplomatic efforts are presently geared at getting Russia and China to support sanctions against Iran at the UN Security Council.