Source : Voice of Russia
A military attack on Iran will only strengthen the resolve and grass-root support of nuclear bomb proponents in the country, Russia’s UN ambassador Vasily Churkin has warned.
“I share the opinion that a strike [against Iran] will only play into the hand of those vying for the creation of a nuclear bomb. It would be rather an irrational and dangerous step,” Mr. Churkin said in an interview.
Russia’s UN official said he hoped that common sense would prevent the US from attacking Iran. He stressed that none of the P5+1 group members believed Tehran had made its final decision to build a nuclear bomb.
“As long as the decision isn’t final, there remains a leeway for political dialogue. A military attack will torpedo Iran talks and nullify the possibility for the renewal of political negotiations,” Mr. Churkin said.
Voice of Russia, Interfax
Military action against Iran to bring no results
Sergey Duz
Inspectors from the IAEA nuclear watchdog have arrived in Tehran hoping to gain access to Iran's nuclear facilities casting light on its disputed nuclear program. The West keeps accusing Tehran of developing nuclear weapons but gives no irrefutable proof.
Iran, on its part, denies the charges but also fails to provide specific facts and resolve the longstanding dispute.
The situation looks like a deadlock. Washington has no idea what to do next but there will be no ground operation for sure. America is militarily exhausted for a ground campaign but has enough forces for an air strike. Destroying Iran's industrial sites and facilities will ruin its uranium enrichment program.
Iran could hardly resist air strikes as the West has more military and technical power. What the US could hardly do is to affect Iran politically or ideologically but it has no need to, says the head of the Foreign and Defense Policy Council Fyodor Lukyanov.
"The US Mid East policy is in a deadlock as the Arab Spring countries are getting totally out of control. The US is lost and confused which force to support and appears to back the most radical powers hoping they will promote democracy in the region. In this case, the Iranian deadlock and frozen ties with the country hamper democratization of the region. The US and Iran had never been close but it would be totally wrong to breach all contacts. Behaving like this, the US has narrowed its sphere of influence as Iran is a key player in the Shiite-Sunni conflict and allegedly has nukes. A breakthrough in Iran could radically change the situation and many even make for the Israeli-Iranian rapprochement."
Experts believe that economic sanctions against Iran are more efficient than bombs. Even if the West makes life of Iranians impossible, it will hardly break their will.
Paradoxically, it would be better for Iran to develop cooperation with the West as under the Non Proliferation Treaty countries with nuclear technology are to assist those who don’t have them. Russia, for example, is helping Iran to construct a NPP in Bushehr.
The US should look at Russia’s experience and avoid abusing nukeless Iran, in an effort to interfere in its domestic affa
