Sharon Says Worried World Accepting 'Nuclear' Iran

Reuters:

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon voiced concern on Thursday that the world was growing accustomed to the idea Iran would build a nuclear bomb but said the time was not ripe for military action to stop it. READ MORE

"Ultimately, I don't think there will be any alternative but to bring (Iran) to the U.N. Security Council and to take diplomatic and economic steps as pressure to stop this (nuclear effort)," Sharon told Israel Radio.

"I am troubled by the fact -- we hear this perhaps more in Europe than in the United States -- that the world is beginning to grow accustomed to the idea that the day will come and Iran will be a member of the nuclear weapons club," he said.

"This is particularly troubling, mainly because we are aware of Iran's threats against Israel. It is a country where even the so-called moderates speak of a national goal of destroying Israel and the Jewish people." ...

Calling on the United States "to stand at the head of an international coalition" to stop Iran, Sharon also spoke in the radio interview of the possible prospect of Iranians rising up against their government.

"But for a political upheaval to occur, there must be pressure on Iran," said Sharon.