MP: Israel's threat to raid Iran`s nuke facilities a political show-off
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, May 27, IRNA -- An Iranian lawmaker said here on Thursday that Israel`s likely air raid on Iranian nuclear facilities is a mere political show-off. Member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission at the 6th Majlis Hassan Qashqawi told IRNA that Israel has made the threat to build up pressures on Iran and get concession on the eve of the June meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency`s Board of Governors. Certain news sources quoted the US intelligence services as claiming recently that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had in a meeting with the US President George W. Bush in Washington on April 24 received permission for raiding Iran`s nuclear facilities. The Zionist state is said to intend to launch the raid in August. Qashqawi said that although the threat is a mere "political show-off", Iran should enhance its combat readiness to thwart any threat. 216/212
