The News International, November 13, 2007
By Fredrik Dahl
TEHRAN: The United States could unleash vastly superior firepower if it attacked Iran but Tehran could strike back against its forces in Iraq and threaten oil supplies crucial to the world economy.
Speculation is growing that President George W Bush could launch military action before he leaves office in January 2009 even though Washington says it is committed to resolving the crisis over Iran’s disputed atomic ambitions diplomatically.
“It should be a walkover militarily,” said London-based defence analyst Andrew Brookes about any US attempt to knockout the Islamic Republic’s atomic installations. “The hard bit is what comes afterwards and that is opening Pandora’s box,” said Brookes of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) think-tank. Western powers suspect Iran is seeking to build atom bombs. Iran says its nuclear programme is aimed at generating electricity so that it can export more of its oil and gas.
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