(Jerusalem Post) Yaakov Lappin - Israel must prepare for the possibility of striking Iran's nuclear program on its own, Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said Tuesday. He said that Iran is unimpressed with the West's steps against its nuclear program and described Tehran's nuclear program as "the most significant" threat not only to Israel, but to the Middle East and the "modern world." "The world's response to the Iranian nuclear program was delayed. The fact that centrifuges in Iran are continuing to spin, and that enriched uranium has already been collected, proves that the regime in Tehran is not impressed by these steps taken so far. Even more so, the regime in Tehran does not identify determination in the Western world to stop its nuclear project." "Only by placing the Iranian regime before the dilemma of having a bomb or [risking its] survival will lead to the project being stopped. Only a significant increase in sanctions, international isolation, assistance as well as moral support to the repressed citizens of Iran, and a credible military option, will convince the regime in Tehran that its survival is preferable to the military nuclear project." Israel should not lead the campaign against Iran, but the Jewish state is the first target of the ayatollah regime, Ya'alon said. "The world must lead the campaign against Iran, but Israel must prepare for the possibility that it will have to defend itself with its own powers."
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