Iranian Web Site Urges Pre-Emptive Strike Against Israel
A provocative article has appeared on an Iranian website that seems intended to warn the US and Israel not to attack Iran. Shaul Bakhash reports that the article calls on the government to launch military strikes to destroy Israel. The site isn't a normal conduit for government messages, but the threat of a pre-emptive strike was reiterated by the deputy head of the armed forces.
A website linked to a prominent Iranian parliamentarian has posted an article that calls on the government to launch military strikes to destroy Israel and to annihilate its population.
The author, Alireza Forqani, says he is speaking for himself, not the government. However, the article, which first appeared Feb. 11, contains details on Iranian missile capabilities and Israeli targets, and aerial maps of Israel, that suggest the author has some access to official sources.
