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Israel says it won't attack Iran over nuclear program
Associated Press
Published April 14, 2005
JERUSALEM - Israel will not attack Iran to destroy its nuclear program, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Wednesday, a day after meeting President Bush in Texas.
Sharon told CNN that he did not see "unilateral action" as an option. He said Israel did not need to take a leading role in attempts to deny nuclear weapons to Iran and called again for an international coalition to deal with the issue.
Sharon said Iran is years away from possessing a nuclear weapon but only months away from overcoming "technical problems" in building one. "Once they will solve it, that will be the point of no return," he said.
The New York Times, quoting unnamed sources, reported Tuesday that Sharon had urged Bush to step up pressure on Iran to give up its nuclear program.
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