Re: [TSCM-L] {5878} Iranian nuclear weapons - Isfahan Bombing

From: Markella Liberto <horiz..._at_yahoo.com>
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It is important to look at the speech he gave BEFORE he became a head of
state, and to look at his previously history in regards to the siege on
the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.

Iran does have missiles capable of reaching Israel and Rome right now,
and they now have usually two stage nuclear devices, quite a lot of them
actually, and they are aggressively making more.

The two major national priorities is to establish Iran as a very heavily
armed nuclear state, and to ship more oil and gas through Kuwait (by
they way, much of the oil and gas shipped though Kuwait is Iranian in
origin, but this is a major Kuwaiti state secret, so do not tell anybody).

Iran, China, and North Korea

Iran has oil and gas that CHina and NK need badly, and cheaply. China
has precursors to nuclear weapons, and NK has missiles and aerospace
resources. Iran has goats, and mullahs, and a level of hatred that is
just stunning, and they are about to do something that is highly
unfortunate, in the very near future.

Then make a couple of 6 foot re-entry vehicles, and haul them out to a
missile or storage location and then shift then around to keep other
nations guessing as to what is where. Some are on missiles right now,
and the missiles can be airborne in a matter of minutes, others are
truck mounted in missiles and the trucks are kept are self contained
highly mobile launch platforms. Then there are the warheads without the
missiles that they seem to be keeping for some sort of bomber based
delivery system and they do appear to be building some bomber based
airbases with hyper hardened structures, and their recent acquisition of
certain materials indicate that whatever they are up to it will be
hyper-sonic in nature (and Israel can not defend against such a threat).

-jma



Markella Liberto wrote:
> Iran does seem to have an extreme hate agenda in which is well
> integrated in their government, but to listen to his speeches (or
> reading them) he comes off as being out for a betterment of all of
> humanity. As far as the conflict between Iran and Israel, I can not
> comment for lack of knowledge, but for Palestine and Israel's long
> drug-out conflict, Israel is not what I would call "right".
>
> *From:* James M. Atkinson <jm..._at_tscm.com>
> *To:* tscm-..._at_googlegroups.com
> *Sent:* Monday, December 5, 2011 2:26 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [TSCM-L] {5878} Iranian nuclear weapons - Isfahan Bombing
> Iran made is clear that their primary purpose of the their nuclear
> weapons program was strictly offense in nature, and that once they has
> sufficient arms that they woudl wipe Israel off the face of the Earth
> (as well as parts of Italy), and cleanse the region of all U.S
> Influence. But of course this could merely be rhetoric from the
> mullahs and political leaders.-jmaMarkella Liberto wrote:
>> I know this may sound to some as "anti-American", but if I were in a
>> room full of people, most of whom are my enemies and everyone has a
>> gun, I would want a gun as well; if you get my drift.
>> President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appears humanitarian, but I honestly do
>> not trust him, but I do understand however why they want nuclear
>> technologies.
>>
>> *From:* James M. Atkinson <jm..._at_tscm.com> <mailto:jm..._at_tscm.com>
>> *To:* tscm-..._at_googlegroups.com
>> <mailto:tscm-..._at_googlegroups.com>; John Young <j..._at_pipeline.com>
>> <mailto:j..._at_pipeline.com>; John Young <cryp..._at_earthlink.net>
>> <mailto:cryp..._at_earthlink.net>
>> *Sent:* Monday, December 5, 2011 11:38 AM
>> *Subject:* [TSCM-L] {5868} Iranian nuclear weapons - Isfahan Bombing
>> It looks like someone read my report on Iranian nuclear weapons
>> program, and took action. Please go back and look at my (pre-bombing)
>> reports. On 10/04/2011, I Notified the U.S. State Department of this:
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Iranian Warhead Program
>> Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:34:56 -0500
>> From: James M. Atkinson <jm..._at_tscm.com> <mailto:jm..._at_tscm.com>
>> Reply-To: jm..._at_tscm.com <mailto:jm..._at_tscm.com>
>> Organization: Granite Island Group
>> To: Offici..._at_iaea.org <mailto:Offici..._at_iaea.org>,
>> hatc..._at_state.gov <mailto:hatc..._at_state.gov>, shi..._at_state.gov
>> <mailto:shi..._at_state.gov>, Spri..._at_State.gov
>> <mailto:Spri..._at_State.gov>, Walt..._at_state.gov
>> <mailto:Walt..._at_state.gov>, Swan..._at_state.gov
>> <mailto:Swan..._at_state.gov>, Marw..._at_State.gov
>> <mailto:Marw..._at_State.gov>, Cobe..._at_state.gov
>> <mailto:Cobe..._at_state.gov>, Palm..._at_state.gov
>> <mailto:Palm..._at_state.gov>
>>
>> I reported this to the IAEA on October 4, 2011 (see above) Then to
>> the U.S. Security Council on 11/12/2011 and the Israelis on
>> 11/21/2011, Then on 11/25/2011 I posted it my my TSCM-L Mailing list.
>> Then on 11/28/2011 "someone" bombs the hell out of the facility Then
>> on 11/30/2011 the Iranians deny explosions, and deny a bombing, and
>> the next day confess to a minor problem. Lots of coincidences, and
>> interesting timelines.
>> -jmahttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/a-second-iranian-nuclear-facility-has-exploded-as-diplomatic-tensions-rise-between-the-west-and-tehran/story-e6frg6so-1226209996774
>> A second Iranian nuclear facility has exploded, as diplomatic
>> tensions rise between the West and Tehran BY: SHEERA FRENKEL From:
>> The Times November 30, 2011 11:00AM AN IRANIAN nuclear facility has
>> been hit by a huge explosion, the second such blast in a month,
>> prompting speculation that Tehran's military and atomic sites are
>> under attack. Satellite imagery seen by The Times confirmed that a
>> blast that rocked the city of Isfahan on Monday struck the uranium
>> enrichment facility there, despite denials by Tehran. The images
>> clearly showed billowing smoke and destruction, negating Iranian
>> claims yesterday that no such explosion had taken place. Israeli
>> intelligence officials told The Times that there was "no doubt" that
>> the blast struck the nuclear facilities at Isfahan and that it was
>> "no accident". The explosion at Iran's third-largest city came as
>> satellite images emerged of the damage caused by one at a military
>> base outside Tehran two weeks ago that killed about 30 members of the
>> Revolutionary Guard, including General Hassan Moghaddam, the head of
>> the Iranian missile defence program. Iran condemned over embassy
>> storming Iran claimed that the Tehran explosion occurred during
>> testing on a new weapons system designed to strike at Israel. But
>> several Israeli officials have confirmed that the blast was
>> intentional and part of an effort to target Iran's nuclear weapons
>> program. On Monday, Isfahan residents reported a blast that shook
>> tower blocks in the city at about 2.40pm and seeing a cloud of smoke
>> rising over the nuclear facility on the edge of the city. "This
>> caused damage to the facilities in Isfahan, particularly to the
>> elements we believe were involved in storage of raw materials," said
>> one military intelligence source. He would not confirm or deny
>> Israel's involvement in the blast, instead saying that there were
>> "many different parties looking to sabotage, stop or coerce Iran into
>> stopping its nuclear weapons program". Iran went into frantic denial
>> yesterday as news of the explosion at Isfahan emerged. Alireza
>> Zaker-Isfahani, the city's governor, claimed that the blast had been
>> caused by a military exercise in the area but state-owned agencies in
>> Tehran soon removed this story and issued a government denial that
>> any explosion had taken place at all. On Monday, Dan Meridor. the
>> Israeli Intelligence Minister, said: "There are countries who impose
>> economic sanctions and there are countries who act in other ways in
>> dealing with the Iranian nuclear threat." Major-General Giora Eiland,
>> Israel's former director of national security, told Israel's army
>> radio that the Isfahan blast was no accident. "There aren't many
>> coincidences, and when there are so many events there is probably
>> some sort of guiding hand, though perhaps it's the hand of God," he
>> said. A former Israeli intelligence official cited at least two other
>> explosions that have "successfully neutralized" Iranian bases
>> associated with the Shahab-3, the medium-range missile that could be
>> adapted to carry a nuclear warhead. "This is something everyone in
>> the West wanted to see happen," he added. Iran has repeatedly denied
>> the existence of a nuclear weapons program, and strongly condemned
>> the International Atomic Energy Agency's report last month that
>> accused Iran of trying to build a nuclear weapon. -jma
>> --
>> James M. Atkinson
>> President and Sr. Engineer
>> "Leonardo da Vinci of Bug Sweeps and Spy Hunting"
>> http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=15178662
>> Granite Island Group
>> jm..._at_tscm.com <mailto:jm..._at_tscm.com>
>> http://www.tscm.com/
>> (978) 546-3803
>>
> --
> James M. Atkinson
> President and Sr. Engineer
> "Leonardo da Vinci of Bug Sweeps and Spy Hunting"
> http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=15178662
> Granite Island Group
> jm..._at_tscm.com <mailto:jm..._at_tscm.com>
> http://www.tscm.com/
> (978) 546-3803
>

--
James M. Atkinson
President and Sr. Engineer
"Leonardo da Vinci of Bug Sweeps and Spy Hunting"
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=15178662
Granite Island Group
jm..._at_tscm.com
http://www.tscm.com/
(978) 546-3803

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It is important to look at the speech he gave BEFORE he became a head
of state, and to look at his previously history in regards to the siege
on the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.<br>
<br>
Iran does have missiles capable of reaching Israel and Rome right now,
and they now have usually two stage nuclear devices, quite a lot of
them actually, and they are aggressively making more.<br>
<br>
The two major national priorities is to establish Iran as a very
heavily armed nuclear state, and to ship more oil and gas through
Kuwait (by they way, much of the oil and gas shipped though Kuwait is
Iranian in origin, but this is a major Kuwaiti state secret, so do not
tell anybody).<br>
<br>
Iran, China, and North Korea<br>
<br>
Iran has oil and gas that CHina and NK need badly, and cheaply. China
has precursors to nuclear weapons, and NK has missiles and aerospace
resources. Iran has goats, and mullahs, and a level of hatred that is
just stunning, and they are about to do something that is highly
unfortunate, in the very near future.<br>
<br>
Then make a couple of 6 foot re-entry vehicles, and haul them out to a
missile or storage location and then shift then around to keep other
nations guessing as to what is where. Some are on missiles right now,
and the missiles can be airborne in a matter of minutes, others are
truck mounted in missiles and the trucks are kept are self contained
highly mobile launch platforms. Then there are the warheads without the
missiles that they seem to be keeping for some sort of bomber based
delivery system and they do appear to be building some bomber based
airbases with hyper hardened structures, and their recent acquisition
of certain materials indicate that whatever they are up to it will be
hyper-sonic in nature (and Israel can not defend against such a threat).<br>
<br>
-jma<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Markella Liberto wrote:
<blockquote
 cite="mid:1323114515...._at_web125701.mail.ne1.yahoo.com"
 type="cite">
  <div
 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">
  <div style="right: auto;"><span style="right: auto;"><var
 id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>Iran does seem to have an extreme hate agenda
in which is well <span style="right: auto;" id="misspell-0"><span>integrated</span></span>
in their government, but to listen to his <span style="right: auto;"
 id="misspell-1"><span>speeches</span></span> (or reading them) he
comes off as being out for a betterment of all of humanity. As far as
the conflict between Iran and Israel, I can not comment for lack of
knowledge, but for Palestine and Israel's long drug-out conflict,
Israel is not what I would call "right".<br style="right: auto;"
 class="yui-cursor">
  </span></div>
  <div><br>
  </div>
  <div
 style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">
  <div
 style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font
 face="Arial" size="2"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b>
James M. Atkinson <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jm..._at_tscm.com">&lt;j..._at_tscm.com&gt;</a><br>
  <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tscm-..._at_googlegroups.com">tscm-..._at_googlegroups.com</a> <br>
  <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, December
5, 2011 2:26 PM<br>
  <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [TSCM-L]
{5878} Iranian nuclear weapons - Isfahan Bombing<br>
  </font><wbr>
  <div id="yiv2104575364">
  <div>Iran made is clear that their primary purpose of the their
nuclear weapons program was strictly offense in nature, and that once
they has sufficient arms that they <span id="misspell-3" class="mark">woudl</span>
wipe Israel off the face of the Earth (as well as parts of Italy), and
cleanse the region of all U.S Influence. But of course this could
merely be rhetoric from the mullahs and political leaders.<wbr><wbr>-<span
 id="misspell-4" class="mark">jma</span><wbr><wbr><wbr><wbr><wbr>Markella
Liberto wrote:
  <blockquote type="cite">
    <div
 style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">
    <div><span>I know this may sound to some as "anti-American", but if
I were in a room full of people, most of whom are my enemies and
everyone has a gun, I would want a gun as well; if you get my drift.
President&nbsp;Mahmoud <span id="misspell-7" class="mark">Ahmadinejad</span>
appears humanitarian, but I honestly do not trust him, but I do
understand however why they want nuclear technologies.<br
 class="yiv2104575364yui-cursor">
    </span></div>
    <div><var id="yiv2104575364yui-ie-cursor"></var><br>
    </div>
    <div
 style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">
    <div
 style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font
 face="Arial" size="2"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b>
James M. Atkinson <a moz-do-not-send="true"
 class="yiv2104575364moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jm..._at_tscm.com"
 rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:jm..._at_tscm.com">&lt;j..._at_tscm.com&gt;</a><br>
    <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> <a
 moz-do-not-send="true" class="yiv2104575364moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
 href="mailto:tscm-..._at_googlegroups.com" rel="nofollow"
 target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:tscm-..._at_googlegroups.com">tscm-..._at_googlegroups.com</a>;
John Young <a moz-do-not-send="true"
 class="yiv2104575364moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
 href="mailto:j..._at_pipeline.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
 ymailto="mailto:j..._at_pipeline.com">&lt;..._at_pipeline.com&gt;</a>; John
Young <a moz-do-not-send="true"
 class="yiv2104575364moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
 href="mailto:cryp..._at_earthlink.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
 ymailto="mailto:cryp..._at_earthlink.net">&lt;cr..._at_earthlink.net&gt;</a>
    <br>
    <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday,
December 5, 2011 11:38 AM<br>
    <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [TSCM-L]
{5868} Iranian nuclear weapons - Isfahan Bombing<br>
    </font>
    <div id="yiv2104575364">
    <div>It looks like someone read my report on Iranian nuclear
weapons program, and took action. Please go back and look at my (<span
 id="yiv2104575364misspell-2" class="yiv2104575364mark"><span
 id="misspell-9" class="mark">pre</span></span>-bombing) reports. On
10/04/2011, I Notified the U.S. State Department of this: --------
Original Message --------
    <table class="yiv2104575364moz-email-headers-table" border="0"
 cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
      <tbody>
        <tr>
          <th align="right" nowrap="nowrap" valign="baseline">Subject: </th>
          <td>Iranian Warhead Program</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <th align="right" nowrap="nowrap" valign="baseline">Date: </th>
          <td>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:34:56 -0500</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <th align="right" nowrap="nowrap" valign="baseline">From: </th>
          <td>James M. Atkinson <a moz-do-not-send="true"
 class="yiv2104575364moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jm..._at_tscm.com"
 rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:jm..._at_tscm.com">&lt;j..._at_tscm.com&gt;</a></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <th align="right" nowrap="nowrap" valign="baseline">Reply-To:
          </th>
          <td><a moz-do-not-send="true"
 class="yiv2104575364moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
 href="mailto:jm..._at_tscm.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
 ymailto="mailto:jm..._at_tscm.com">jm..._at_tscm.com</a></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <th align="right" nowrap="nowrap" valign="baseline">Organization:
          </th>
          <td>Granite Island Group</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <th align="right" nowrap="nowrap" valign="baseline">To: </th>
          <td><a moz-do-not-send="true"
 class="yiv2104575364moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
 href="mailto:Offici..._at_iaea.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
 ymailto="mailto:Offici..._at_iaea.org">Offici..._at_iaea.org</a>, <a
 moz-do-not-send="true" class="yiv2104575364moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
 href="mailto:hatc..._at_state.gov" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
 ymailto="mailto:hatc..._at_state.gov">hatc..._at_state.gov</a>, <a
 moz-do-not-send="true" class="yiv2104575364moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
 href="mailto:shi..._at_state.gov" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
 ymailto="mailto:shi..._at_state.gov">shi..._at_state.gov</a>, <a
 moz-do-not-send="true" class="yiv2104575364moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
 href="mailto:Spri..._at_State.gov" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
 ymailto="mailto:Spri..._at_State.gov">Spri..._at_State.gov</a>, <a
 moz-do-not-send="true" class="yiv2104575364moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
 href="mailto:Walt..._at_state.gov" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
 ymailto="mailto:Walt..._at_state.gov">Walt..._at_state.gov</a>, <a
 moz-do-not-send="true" class="yiv2104575364moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
 href="mailto:Swan..._at_state.gov" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
 ymailto="mailto:Swan..._at_state.gov">Swan..._at_state.gov</a>, <a
 moz-do-not-send="true" class="yiv2104575364moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
 href="mailto:Marw..._at_State.gov" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
 ymailto="mailto:Marw..._at_State.gov">Marw..._at_State.gov</a>, <a
 moz-do-not-send="true" class="yiv2104575364moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
 href="mailto:Cobe..._at_state.gov" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
 ymailto="mailto:Cobe..._at_state.gov">Cobe..._at_state.gov</a>, <a
 moz-do-not-send="true" class="yiv2104575364moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
 href="mailto:Palm..._at_state.gov" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
 ymailto="mailto:Palm..._at_state.gov">Palm..._at_state.gov</a></td>
        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>
I reported this to the <span id="yiv2104575364misspell-3"
 class="yiv2104575364mark"><span id="misspell-10" class="mark">IAEA</span></span>&nbsp;
on October 4, 2011 (see above) Then to the U.S. Security Council on
11/12/2011 and the Israelis on 11/21/2011, Then on 11/25/2011 I posted
it my my TSCM-L Mailing list. Then on 11/28/2011 "someone" bombs the
hell out of the facility Then on 11/30/2011 the Iranians deny
explosions, and deny a bombing, and the next day confess to a minor
problem. Lots of coincidences, and interesting <span
 id="yiv2104575364misspell-5" class="yiv2104575364mark"><span
 id="misspell-12" class="mark">timelines</span></span>. -<span
 id="yiv2104575364misspell-6" class="yiv2104575364mark"><span
 id="misspell-13" class="mark">jma</span></span><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/a-second-iranian-nuclear-facility-has-exploded-as-diplomatic-tensions-rise-between-the-west-and-tehran/story-e6frg6so-1226209996774">http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/a-second-iranian-nuclear-facility-has-exploded-as-diplomatic-tensions-rise-between-the-west-and-tehran/story-e6frg6so-1226209996774</a>
A second Iranian nuclear facility has exploded, as diplomatic tensions
rise between the West and Tehran BY: <span id="yiv2104575364misspell-7"
 class="yiv2104575364mark"><span id="misspell-14" class="mark">SHEERA</span></span>
    <span id="yiv2104575364misspell-8" class="yiv2104575364mark"><span
 id="misspell-15" class="mark">FRENKEL</span></span> From: The Times
November 30, 2011 11:00AM AN IRANIAN nuclear facility has been hit by a
huge explosion, the second such blast in a month, prompting speculation
that <span id="yiv2104575364misspell-9" class="yiv2104575364mark"><span
 id="misspell-16" class="mark">Tehran's</span></span> military and
atomic sites are under attack. Satellite imagery seen by The Times
confirmed that a blast that rocked the city of Isfahan on Monday struck
the uranium enrichment facility there, despite denials by Tehran. The
images clearly showed billowing smoke and destruction, negating Iranian
claims yesterday that no such explosion had taken place. Israeli
intelligence officials told The Times that there was "no doubt" that
the blast struck the nuclear facilities at Isfahan and that it was "no
accident". The explosion at Iran's third-largest city came as satellite
images emerged of the damage caused by one at a military base outside
Tehran two weeks ago that killed about 30 members of the Revolutionary
Guard, including General <span id="yiv2104575364misspell-10"
 class="yiv2104575364mark"><span id="misspell-17" class="mark">Hassan</span></span>
    <span id="yiv2104575364misspell-11" class="yiv2104575364mark"><span
 id="misspell-18" class="mark">Moghaddam</span></span>, the head of the
Iranian missile <span id="yiv2104575364misspell-12"
 class="yiv2104575364mark"><span id="misspell-19" class="mark">defence</span></span>
program. Iran condemned over embassy storming Iran claimed that the
Tehran explosion occurred during testing on a new weapons system
designed to strike at Israel. But several Israeli officials have
confirmed that the blast was intentional and part of an effort to
target Iran's nuclear weapons program. On Monday, Isfahan residents
reported a blast that shook tower blocks in the city at about 2.40pm
and seeing a cloud of smoke rising over the nuclear facility on the
edge of the city. "This caused damage to the facilities in Isfahan,
particularly to the elements we believe were involved in storage of raw
materials," said one military intelligence source. He would not confirm
or deny Israel's involvement in the blast, instead saying that there
were "many different parties looking to sabotage, stop or coerce Iran
into stopping its nuclear weapons program". Iran went into frantic
denial yesterday as news of the explosion at Isfahan emerged. <span
 id="yiv2104575364misspell-13" class="yiv2104575364mark"><span
 id="misspell-20" class="mark">Alireza</span></span> <span
 id="yiv2104575364misspell-14" class="yiv2104575364mark"><span
 id="misspell-21" class="mark">Zaker</span></span>-<span
 id="yiv2104575364misspell-15" class="yiv2104575364mark"><span
 id="misspell-22" class="mark">Isfahani</span></span>, the city's
governor, claimed that the blast had been caused by a military exercise
in the area but state-owned agencies in Tehran soon removed this story
and issued a government denial that any explosion had taken place at
all. On Monday, Dan <span id="yiv2104575364misspell-16"
 class="yiv2104575364mark"><span id="misspell-23" class="mark">Meridor</span></span>.
the Israeli Intelligence Minister, said: "There are countries who
impose economic sanctions and there are countries who act in other ways
in dealing with the Iranian nuclear threat." Major-General <span
 id="yiv2104575364misspell-17" class="yiv2104575364mark"><span
 id="misspell-24" class="mark">Giora</span></span> <span
 id="yiv2104575364misspell-18" class="yiv2104575364mark"><span
 id="misspell-25" class="mark">Eiland</span></span>, Israel's former
director of national security, told Israel's army radio that the
Isfahan blast was no accident. "There aren't many coincidences, and
when there are so many events there is probably some sort of guiding
hand, though perhaps it's the hand of God," he said. A former Israeli
intelligence official cited at least two other explosions that have
"successfully neutralized" Iranian bases associated with the <span
 id="yiv2104575364misspell-19" class="yiv2104575364mark"><span
 id="misspell-26" class="mark">Shahab</span></span>-3, the medium-range
missile that could be adapted to carry a nuclear warhead. "This is
something everyone in the West wanted to see happen," he added. Iran
has repeatedly denied the existence of a nuclear weapons program, and
strongly condemned the International Atomic Energy Agency's report last
month that accused Iran of trying to build a nuclear weapon. -<span
 id="yiv2104575364misspell-20" class="yiv2104575364mark"><span
 id="misspell-27" class="mark">jma</span></span>
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