Sep 1, 2008 9:21 | Updated Sep 1, 2008 19:32
Dutch intel: US to strike Iran in coming weeks
By JPOST.COM STAFF
The Dutch intelligence service, the AIVD, has called off an operation aimed
at infiltrating and sabotaging Iran’s weapons industry due to an assessment
that a US attack on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program is imminent,
according to a report in the country’s De Telegraaf newspaper on Friday.
The report claimed that the Dutch operation had been “extremely successful,”
and had been stopped because the US military was planning to hit targets
that were “connected with the Dutch espionage action.”
The impending air-strike on Iran was to be carried out by unmanned aircraft
“within weeks,” the report claimed, quoting “well placed” sources.
The Jerusalem Post could not confirm the De Telegraaf report.
According to the report, information gleaned from the AIVD’s operation in
Iran has provided several of the targets that are to be attacked in the
strike, including “parts for missiles and launching equipment.”
“Information from the AIVD operation has been shared in recent years with
the CIA,” the report said.
On Saturday, Iran’s Deputy Chief of Staff General Masoud Jazayeri warned
that should the United States or Israel attack Iran, it would be the start
of another World War.
On Friday, Ma’ariv reported that Israel had made a strategic decision to
deny Iran military nuclear capability and would not hesitate “to take
whatever means necessary” to prevent Teheran from achieving its nuclear
goals.
According to the report, whether the United States and Western countries
succeed in thwarting the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions
diplomatically, through sanctions, or whether a US strike on Iran is
eventually decided upon, Jerusalem has begun preparing for a separate,
independent military strike.