Marcus George, Reuters  Jun 23, 2012  11:04 AM ET | Last Updated: Jun
23, 2012 11:08 AM ET

DUBAI: A high-ranking Iranian general said on Saturday Israeli military
action against Irans nuclear program would lead to the collapse of the
Jewish state, Fars news agency reported.

Last weeks round of nuclear talks between Iran and world powers in
Moscow failed to secure a breakthrough, heightening fears Israel might
take unilateral military action to curb Irans nuclear activities.

The two sides agreed to a follow-up meeting of technical experts on July
3, saving the process from outright failure.

They cannot do the slightest harm to the [Iranian] revolution and the
system, Brigadier General Mostafa Izadi, deputy chief of staff of
Irans armed forces, told Fars.

If the Zionist regime takes any [military] actions against Iran, it
would result in the end of its labours, he added.

If they act logically, such threats amount to a psychological war but
if they want to act illogically, it is they who will be destroyed.

Izadis comments are an apparent response to Israeli Vice Prime Minister
Shaul Mofazs calls for tougher sanctions against Tehran and his
indication that military action was still an option.

Analysts say Iranian officials use such rhetoric as a way of stoking
Western concerns of chaos in the Middle East and the disruption of oil
supplies in the event of military action.

During negotiations in Moscow the six powers the United States, China,
Russia, France, Britain and Germany demanded Iran scale back its
nuclear work and, in particular, stop enriching uranium to levels that
could bring it close to making an atom bomb.

The demands included the shutting down of the Fordow underground uranium
enrichment facility and the shipping of any stockpile out of the country.

In return, they offered fuel to keep Irans medical isotope reactor
running, assistance in nuclear safety and an end to a ban on spare parts
for Irans aging civilian aircraft.

Iran denies its work has any military purpose and says the powers should
offer it relief from sanctions and acknowledge its right to enrich
uranium before it meets their demands.

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