Identifier
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07SAOPAULO152
2007-02-26 12:55:00
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Consulate Sao Paulo
Cable title:
MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN'S NUCLEAR
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SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN'S NUCLEAR
PROGRAM; SAO PAULO
"All Against All"
Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (2/14)
editorialized: "The fact that Iran simply ignored the UN Security
Council order to suspend its uranium enrichment program was not a
surprise.... According to information available, Iran is at least
five years away from producing some nuclear arsenal due to
technological and industrial deficiencies. This fact should be taken
into consideration by the representatives of the UNSC permanent
members who will begin discussing on Monday another resolution
against Tehran. There has been speculation about supposed plans by
the Bush administration to attack Iran. Israel would also be
increasingly inclined to carry out a 'preventive attack' such as the
bombing that destroyed Iraq's nuclear reactor in 1981. Few actions
would be capable of worsening the situation in the Middle East. One
of them would be a military attack against Iran, which would
transform the region into a war stageinvolving all against all.
Dissuading Israel fro attacking Iran and at the same time
increasing iplomatic sanctions against Tehran is the most prudnt
path to follow."
McMullen