Several sources have said that an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities is in the works and will take place no later than the beginning of next year. Readers of this site know that that is exactly what I have been saying for several weeks now as a nuclear Iran is one that may actually be worse than an all out attack. Germany is said to be practicing air attacks on Iranian facilities, UK sources say that a joint operation is currently being planned and that a Libya-like attack is being considered at the highest levels.
The main reason for this happening is that both Turkey and Saudi Arabia have both been clear that should Iran get nukes, so will they. And that point it's only a mater of time before some idiot uses them. Turkey has become increasingly unstable lately and while the Saudi's are unlikely to use them, them having them will upset other neighbor states and possibly start a new nuclear arms race that could quickly spin out of control.
The UK paper The Daily Mail has reported that an airstrike on Iran could come as soon as Christmas and other Israeli sites are saying the same thing. However, the UN has condemned any action and as we have bluffed this way many times in the last six years, which is what the Iranians believe this to be, this may all be about nothing again. Should an attack happen expect a global depression as oil prices skyrocket to as high as twelve dollars a gallon and war, possibly another world war, begins. If Iran gets nukes, the area destabilizes, a new cold war begins and some religious nutbag will eventually use one, probably in downtown Tel Aviv. Fun. Both suggestions suck by the way. Let's hope a third option becomes available (and sanctions won't be it).
More as this develops.
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