Ehud Barak

Israel has accused  Iran of being behind three blasts in Bangkok that injured five people and blew off the legs of the alleged bomber – an Iranian national who was fleeing police when the grenade slipped through his hands and detonated next to him. The blasts came just a day after bombs targeted Israeli diplomats in  India and  Georgia , and has again escalated tensions between the two countries. Thai police have not yet divulged motives for the blasts, but the Israeli defence minister...Read Full Story

Israel`s Defence Minister Ehud Barak said that the Iranians are presenting a situation as better than what it really is.Read Full Story

Beritai.com-Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak issued a stern warning about the military action intended to prevent Iran from nuclear weapons. According to Iran should be attacked as soon as possible before it’s too late. Barak insisted that the world realized that Iran’s nuclear program is slowly but surely, have touched the final phase. He also saw that the nuclear program of Iran could be resolved if there is no intervention of other parties. Barak also added that the new sanctions...Read Full Story

Christian Science Monitor Israeli Defense minister implies a strike on Iran nuclear program is near Christian Science Monitor The current standoff with Iran is similar to the 'fateful' period before the 1967 Arab-Israel war, when Israel launched a preemptive strike, said Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak. By Joshua Mitnick, Correspondent / February 3, 2012 Israel Defense ... Potential Iran Strike Timing Divides US, Israel Bloomberg Israel warns Tehran soon immune to attack Financial Times...Read Full Story

The Guardian Israel's Barak Says World Understands Need to Act Against Iran BusinessWeek By Calev Ben-David Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said yesterday the window of opportunity to act effectively against Iran's nuclear program is closing and, if sanctions fail, military action will need to be considered. Israel Defense Chief Barak Says World Understands Need to Act Against Iran Bloomberg Senate panel backs tough pressure on Iran Reuters Congress set to pass new...Read Full Story

JERUSALEM ( Reuters ) - Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Thursday an Israeli attack on Iran is not imminent but all options remain open to stop what Israel sees as an Iranian bid to develop nuclear weapons. "We have no intention, at the moment, of taking action, but the State of Israel is far from being paralyzed by fear," Barak told Israel Radio . "It must act calmly and quietly -- we don't need big wars." Iran says its nuclear energy program is wholly peaceful. The U.N. nuclear watchdog...Read Full Story

Iran's Ahmadinejad Newscast Media TEHRAN — Iran dares Israel to attack, because the retaliation would send the Jewish state to “the dustbin of history,” a senior Revolutionary Guards commander said, according to the Fars news agency Monday. “Our greatest wish is that they commit such a mistake,” the chief of the Guards’ Aerospatiale division, Amir-Ali Hadjizadeh, was quoted as saying. “For some time there has been a hidden energy we hope to expend to consign the enemies of Islam forever...Read Full Story

Al-Arabiya Barak downplays 'shadow war' against Iran Jerusalem Post By REUTERS Defense minister neither confirms nor denies that Israel trying to delay uranium enrichment, missile programs through sabotage. Defense Minister Ehud Barak played down speculation on Saturday that Israel and US-led allies were waging ... Netanyahu spokesman: Palestinians to blame for deadlock The Guardian Barak: We can't wait until Iran has nuclear bomb Ha'aretz Israel's Barak plays down "shadow war" against Iran...Read Full Story

JERUSALEM ( Reuters ) - Defense Minister Ehud Barak played down on Tuesday speculation that Israel intended to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, saying it had not decided to embark on any military operation. "War is not a picnic. We want a picnic. We don't want a war," Barak told Israel Radio before the release this week of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on Iran 's nuclear activity. "(Israel) had not yet decided to embark on any operation," he said, dismissing Israeli...Read Full Story

CTV.ca Barak: Comment about Iran nuclear weapon was hypothetical Jerusalem Post By JPOST.COM STAFF In interview with US broadcaster, Barak concedes if he were in Iran's place he would "probably" try to acquire nuclear weapons. Defense Minister Ehud Barak denied Thursday morning to Army Radio claims that he said "If I were Iranian, ... Israeli defense minister talks tough on Iran nuclear issue Xinhua UN nuclear agency meets Iran's sophistry eTaiwan News China, Russia Resist Sanctions Against...Read Full Story