Medvedev Urges Calm Over Iran, Warns of ‘Catastrophe’

[The Northerner]

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday said increasing anti-Iranian rhetoric could lead to a catastrophe in the Middle East.

A new International Atomic Energy Agency report on Iran’s nuclear program will be released on Wednesday. Its details, some of which have been leaked, have prompted speculation over a possible military strike on Iran by Israel.

Senior members of the Israeli government have reportedly backed the possibility of striking Iran’s nuclear facilities, having been updated on Tehran’s secretive progress toward building a nuclear weapon, American sources told Fox television on Sunday.

Israeli President Shimon Peres reiterated Sunday that an attack on Iran is becoming increasingly likely. The possibility of a military attack against Iran is now closer to being applied than the application of a diplomatic option,” Peres told the Israel Hayom daily.

Read more: http://www.eurasiareview.com/08112011-medvedev-urges-calm-over-iran-warns-of-catastrophe/

[AntiFascist]

1. The MIC is risking catastrophe in the Middle East...

otherwise they may lose further defense funding if they can't put it all to use. Meanwhile, Super-Congress has no problem cutting SS and Medicare... and many in the MSM wonder why there are protests?!