US hoping to avoid military action against Iran by Zuzana Zelenakova

According to the US Defense Secretary Robert Gates there are other ways how to prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon. He believes that US and international sanctions imposed on Iran will soon meet their goal. It is just a mater of time that the results become evident. Robert Gates´s reaction was a response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu´s urging to use a military force in order to ensure that Iran will not get their hands on a nuclear weapon. Israeli Prime Minister told so US Vice President Joe Biden Sunday in New Orleans. He was visiting for the summit of Jewish organizations. "The only way to ensure Iran does not obtain nuclear weapons is by! creating a credible threat of military action against it if it does not halt its race to acquire a nuclear bomb," the anonymous senior official quoted Netanyahu. So far, the Obama administration has tried to stick with a policy of sanctions and diplomacy when handling this delicate mater, putting military option aside. Although sanctions imposed on Iran are important, they most likely not sufficient to achieve the goal, as the spokesman of Israeli Prime Minister, Mark Regev, said. "Sanctions are important. They are increasing pressure on Iran. But so far there has not been any change in the behavior of Iran and upgrading of international pressure is necessary," he quoted Banjamin Netanyahu. US weapons inspectors accused Iran of building a nuclear weapon back in February. It was the first direct accusation. "Iran has not provided the necessary co-operation to permit the agency to confirm that all nuclear material in Iran is in peaceful activities," said the report issued by! the International Atomic Energy Agency. The credit for more ! decisive and resolute IAEA policy went to Yukiya Amano, who replaced Egyptian Mohamed ElBaradei as a head of the agency.

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