Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak expressed his support on Wednesday for the prospect of an American-Iranian dialogue over Tehran's disputed nuclear program.
"There is sense in brief and purposeful dialogue with Iran, on condition that if it turns out that it (Iran) continues to deceive the world and is producing nuclear weapons, there will be a way out of this obligation," Barak was quoted by the website of local daily Yedioth Ahronoth as saying.
Speaking at a conference of the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University, Barak warned that Iran could try to attack the United States if it acquires a nuclear weapon.
"If it built even a primitive nuclear weapon like the type that destroyed Hiroshima (of Japan), Iran would not hesitate to load it on a ship, arm it with a detonator operated by GPS and sail it into a vital port on the east coast of North America," he said.
The defense minister did not exclude the possibility of a military action against Iran, adding that "we recommend to the world not to take any option off the table, and we mean what we say."
The United States and Israel have accused Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons under the cover of a civilian nuclear program, but Iran has repeatedly denied the U.S. allegations, insisting its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.
Source:Xinhua
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