Russian military chief warns U.S. against striking Iran

[Cees Binkhorst]

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13:03 17/02/2010
Iran’s nuclear program: civilian purposes or nuclear weapons?
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20100217/157913130.html
Russia's top military warned the United States on Wednesday against
using force against Iran over its controversial nuclear ambitions saying
the consequences would be "dreadful."

"The consequences, I believe, would be dreadful for Iran, as well as
Russia, the entire Asia-Pacific community," Gen. Nikolai Makarov, chief
of Russia's General Staff, said.

The statement came as world powers are mounting pressure on Tehran to
accept a UN-drafted compromise to enrich uranium for Iran's research
reactor abroad or face a new set of tougher sanctions.

The White House repeatedly said it did not rule out any options,
including a military operation, in dealing with Iran's nuclear aspirations.

Makarov suggested Washington might turn its military attention on Iran
once its operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have been completed.

Russia, which has strong business ties with Iran and was earlier
reluctant to back new sanctions, recently joined Western calls on Tehran
for curbing its nuclear ambitions which are feared to be geared toward
weapons production.

Iran, the world's fifth largest oil exporter, insists its nuclear
program is for civil electricity purposes only.

MOSCOW, February 17 (RIA Novosti)

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