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Thursday, August 19, 2010

Kremlin Blasts Bolton: Moscow Warns US Politician on the Issue of Israeli Aerial Strikes Against Iran


Israel has ‘eight days’ to launch a military strike against Iran's Bushehr nuclear facility and stop Tehran from acquiring a functioning atomic plant, a former US Assistant Secretary of State has said. In an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, John Bolton explained that Iran is to bring online its first nuclear power reactor, built with Russia's help, on August 21, when a shipment of nuclear fuel will be loaded into the plant's core.

When asked whether he expected Israel to actually launch strikes against Iran within the next eight days, Bolton was skeptical. The controversial former envoy to the United Nations criticized Russia's role in the development of the plant, saying that ‘the Russians are, as they often do, playing both sides against the middle.’

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