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Iran Pushes for Negotiations But Simultaneously Threatens to Strike Israel and Bomb Turkey if Attacked

Simultaneously wielding a carrot and a stick, Iran says it wants negotiations over its nuclear program yet is threatening to strike at every inch of Israel and hit NATO member Turkey if attacked.

Over the weekend, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said new sanctions by the U.S. and Europeans will harm prospects for negotiations which is something he says he wants. Quoted on Iranian TV, Ahmadinejad emphasized his preference for finding a peaceful resolution:

Iran Pushes for Negotiations But Simultaneously Threatens to Strike Israel and Bomb Turkey if Attacked“We have always said we are willing to negotiate and cooperate. Negotiations are worth more than confrontation, but it seems [western nations] don’t understand this and always return to confrontation,” he added.

Even as he talked negotiations, Ahmadinejad’s deputies escalated the war of words against Israel the West. Unleashing a new threat, a senior Revolutionary Guards’ commander says Iranian forces will strike NATO’s missile defense shield in Turkey if it is attacked. Ynet reports on the new defense strategy outlined by Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the Guards’ aerospace division:

“Should we be threatened, we will target NATO’s missile defense shield in Turkey and then hit the next targets,” the semiofficial Mehr news agency quoted Hajizadeh as saying.

Tehran says NATO’s early warning radar station in Turkey is meant to protect Israel against Iranian missile attacks if a war breaks out with the Jewish state. Ankara agreed to host the radar in September as part of NATO’s missile defense system aimed at countering ballistic missile threats from neighboring Iran.

A military installation in the Turkish town of Kurecik, some 435 miles (700 kilometers) west of the Iranian border, has been designated as the radar site, according to Turkish government officials.

Hajizadeh said the United States also plans to install similar stations in Arab states south of Iran. He said increasing threats has made Iran alter it military defense strategy.

“Based on orders from the exalted commander in chief, we will respond to threats with threats,” he was quoted as saying.

As for the main focus of Iranian threats, an Iranian general threatened his country’s Shahab-3 missiles could hit any location in Israel – particularly its nuclear sites – if it attacks the Islamic Republic. Iran’s PressTV reports:

A senior military commander says if Israel fires even a single missile at Iranian nuclear facilities, every inch of the entity will be the target of Iran’s missiles.

Referring to recent anti-Iran rhetoric by the US and Israel, Brigadier General Yadollah Javani said on Saturday that Iran will not just repel enemy attacks and is capable of countering hostile attempts within enemy territory.

“If Israel fires a missile towards our nuclear or critical facilities, it should know that every inch of Israel including its nuclear centers are a target for our missiles [to hit] and we have this capability today,” the Iranian general said.

Earlier this month, a senior military adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza were poised with their weaponry to retaliate for any Israeli strike on Iran.

Iran’s claims that its nuclear work is for civilian purposes only were debunked by the International Atomic Energy Agency report earlier this month which documented secret experiments aimed at achieving nuclear weapons capability.

The report’s findings also suggest negotiations have been working in Iran’s favor. Iran used years of negotiations with the IAEA to work quietly and diligently on its program and is now well on its way to developing nuclear weapons. So while a peaceful resolution would be in the best interests of all sides, Iran has yet to demonstrate its willingness to voluntarily give up its nuclear ambitions.

Comments (34)

  • Junter
    Posted on November 28, 2011 at 11:48am

    What happened to those here in the US who claimed there was no nuclear weapon sites? It was big news a few years back and affected how we dealt with Iran. They should be held for treason.

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  • hringuette
    Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:18am

    I have heard. correct me if I’m wrong. If Obama gets us in a quagmire, like he is doing, and he declares Martial Law, all National elections are suspended. This sounds like a backdoor way for the Democrats to hold on to power. Next step: Disarm us.
    Anybody else 2012

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  • jmsdysart
    Posted on November 28, 2011 at 1:29am

    Halliburton charged with selling nuclear technology to Iran
    http://www.youtube.com
    Halliburton, the notorious U.S. energy company, sold key nuclear-reactor components to a private Iranian oil company called Oriental Oil Kish as recently as …

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=O0giXvhEWMo

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  • TOCOF
    Posted on November 28, 2011 at 1:11am

    If Turkey attacked Iran from behind, do you think Greece would help?

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    • GdHUs
      Posted on November 28, 2011 at 1:34am

      Hey, TOCOF how old are you anyway? From your comment I assume you’re a teenager who has seen too many horror movies and takes nothing serious. Israel is very close to taking military action that will unleash a conflagration in the middle east. And if you don‘t think that’s going to affect us then you are totally clueless.CYMRY got it right when he/she listed the following:
      1. Israel will take out iran’s nuke sites.
      2. iran will attempt to close the hormuz straights and pelt Israel with rockets.
      3. hezbollah, etc. will attack israel.
      4. gasoline will go to $6-$7/gallon.
      5. eurozone economy tanks.
      6. world economy tanks.
      7. global social upheaval.
      8. american civil war.
      9. global war(s).
      10. Jesus returns.

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    • ms.katherine
      Posted on November 28, 2011 at 2:17am

      @ GDHUS

      RELAX…it was just a question.

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    • GdHUs
      Posted on November 28, 2011 at 12:10pm

      It’s not a legitimate question that was asked. It is instead a very sick joke which I think you missed. I have no patience for anyone making light, in this case in a filthy way, of a very serious situation.

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    • Moshy1
      Posted on December 9, 2011 at 10:26pm

      @GDHUS at least TOCOF’s joke was semi-funny. Your post was an unfunny joke. American civil war? LOL

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  • universalphilos
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 11:49pm

    A question was asked about nuclear warfare January 6, 1984. Perhaps the prayers of many people of many faiths were answered and it was averted. Let us pray today, for God can and does answer us. In this prophecy from 1984, we were reminded of the need to prepare:

    “We would say unto you that nuclear destruction is but a stone’s throw away. We have spoken many times to prepare in such a manner that those that you love might survive such catastrophe.
    The folly of man is many, and you are no better than those who shall pull the trigger. Do not put yourself on a pedestal and say, “I am wrong and you are right.” That is not why we have come. We have come for the preparation for the coming of the Messiah. In doing so, it our intent to save as many lives as possible.
    Land has been provided…A way has been provided for storage. Those who wish it shall pick it up. Those who do not will deny it and walk on. That is their privilege, for we cannot take away from you that which God has given you, freedom of choice.”

    Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?
    Thanks!

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  • MUDFLAPS
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 10:47pm

    Bomb a turkey? What the hell is the world coming to?

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  • 408 CheyTac
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 10:29pm

    the ak-ma-dinner-jacket comic wold be a lot funnier if the endgame were not a thermonuclear conflict.

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  • psychguy
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 7:40pm

    The Iranian is lying as he always does. Offers to negotiate are only delay tactic designed to give Iran time to fully develop “The Bomb”. This little nutjob is going to strike Israel and then us if he is not stopped. I feel bad for the Iranian people. I hope they take this guy out before we have to, and we’re going to have to, real soon!

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  • garbagecanlogic
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 7:30pm

    Time to turn them into glass…………………………..either us or Israel.

    The U.S. Out Of The U.N.
    The U.N. Out Of The U.S.

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  • tankyjo
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 6:10pm

    Bring it acccccccccchmaninanutjob! TEE HEE!

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  • morristhewise
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 5:32pm

    Iran is less than three years away from putting together the ultimate weapon. They already have diesel subs and ICBM Missiles, their final challenge is to mount nuclear weapons on their ICBMs and place them in the launching tubes of their Diesel subs. The stealth and silence of the Iranian subs would keep larger nations awake at night.

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    • KangarooJack
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 6:12pm

      Less than a year and China gave us our own fireworks show off the coast of California not too long ago to boot.

      let ‘em have them. Somebody out there knows the exact words, but something akin to wanting is not as great as actually having lol

      Report Post » KangarooJack  
  • Joshua7
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 4:31pm

    What is the point of this statement? ‘I’ll cut you with my knife if you don’t let me load this gun!‘ that’s basically what they’re saying here. Personally, (and maybe it’s just me but) I think Israel’s chances are better with the Knife than the loaded gun.

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  • tomloy
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 4:11pm

    Iran wants to negotiate? What have we been trying to do for the past few years? They just want to
    delay an attack until they have nukes. Israel is going to attack Iran.

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    • this1can
      Posted on November 28, 2011 at 6:21pm

      they have no choice but to strike Iran first. then they will be hit with missiles. not missiles with nuke war heads

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  • Cymry
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 3:52pm

    1. Israel will take out iran’s nuke sites.
    2. iran will attempt to close the hormuz straights and pelt Israel with rockets.
    3. hezbollah, etc. will attack israel.
    4. gasoline will go to $6-$7/gallon.
    5. eurozone economy tanks.
    6. world economy tanks.
    7. global social upheaval.
    8. american civil war.
    9. global war(s).
    10. Jesus returns.

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  • SerikFox
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 1:56pm

    Iran is gonna get destroyed if they keep going. They don’t even have a slim idea of our military capabilities. I wish they could just all live in peace.

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  • COFemale
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:01pm

    Do you know how Iminneedofajob is lying? His lips are moving.

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  • smackdown33
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 11:13am

    Schwartz must be a secret contributor to the Richard Perle study for Israel, “A Clean Break, A New Strategy for Securing the Realm.“ Schwartz definitely is a pusher of ”The Wolfowitz Doctrine.”

    We need a war with Iran, for Israel’s sake… just like we did in Iraq.

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    • bhohater
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 5:47pm

      Yes, and if Iran attacks us from the rear Greece will help. Ha ha ha ha, I kill me.

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  • NOBAMA201258
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 10:37am

    This madman is only stalling for time to fulfill his nuclear ambitions, anyone who believes otherwise is delusional

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    • Shasta
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 2:42pm

      They have been playing the same game for years.

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  • SergeantMajor
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 10:37am

    Well, just great. We’re on the verge of WWIII in the Middle East and what does O want to do? Cut our military budget 50% – great idea. There is something going on here and it is not good. A word to the wise – BE PREPARED!

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    • lynnissmart
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 11:53am

      I agree with you! What do you think is really happening?

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    • Shasta
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 2:46pm

      And Obumbler says he will veto any attempt to block the defunding of the military that is mandated by the the Budget Control Act sequester. Add that to how he has gutted our missile defense shield and I have to agree, something bad is going down.

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