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'US to Strike Iran in Coming Weeks'
The Jerusalem Post
01/09/08 -- "
Jerusalem Post " --- The Dutch intelligence
service, the AIVD, has called off an operation aimed at
infiltrating and sabotaging Iran's weapons industry due to an
assessment that a US attack on the Islamic Republic's nuclear
program is imminent, according to a report in the country's De
Telegraaf newspaper on Friday.
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The report claimed that the Dutch operation had been "extremely
successful," and had been stopped because the US military was
planning to hit targets that were "connected with the Dutch
espionage action."
The impending air-strike on Iran was to be carried out by
unmanned aircraft "within weeks," the report claimed, quoting
"well placed" sources.
The Jerusalem Post could not confirm the De Telegraaf report.
According to the report, information gleaned from the AIVD's
operation in Iran has provided several of the targets that are
to be attacked in the strike, including "parts for missiles and
launching equipment."
"Information from the AIVD operation has been shared in recent
years with the CIA," the report said.
On Saturday, Iran's Deputy Chief of Staff General Masoud
Jazayeri warned that should the United States or Israel attack
Iran, it would be the start of another World War.
On Friday, Ma'ariv reported that Israel had made a strategic
decision to deny Iran military nuclear capability and would not
hesitate "to take whatever means necessary" to prevent Teheran
from achieving its nuclear goals.
According to the report, whether the United States and Western
countries succeed in thwarting the Islamic Republic's nuclear
ambitions diplomatically, through sanctions, or whether a US
strike on Iran is eventually decided upon, Jerusalem has begun
preparing for a separate, independent military strike.
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