SHARON: NUCLEAR IRAN UNACCEPTABLE

Sharon: Iran's Nuclear Program is Unacceptable (Ha'aretz)
Prime Minister Sharon stressed on Thursday that Israel is watching with growing concern Iran's efforts to achieve nuclear capabilities, and that this situation is unacceptable by Israel. Sharon said, however, that "Israel does not spearhead the international struggle against Iran's nuclear arming." Sharon said the West has the military capabilities to handle Iran, but "before anyone decides on a military step, every effort would be made to pressure Iran to halt this activity."

Military Intelligence Head: Nuclear Talks with Iran Pointless after March '06 - Gideon Alon (Ha'aretz)
"If by the end of March 2006 the international community will have failed to halt Iran's attempts to acquire nuclear weapons, diplomatic efforts on the matter will be pointless, and international attempts to prevent Iran from attaining nuclear weapons will have failed," Military Intelligence Chief Maj.-Gen. Aharon Ze'evi said at a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting on Wednesday.