Ex-spy talks up attack on Iran

Published on 03/08/2012 00:44

A FORMER Israeli spy has cautioned Iran not to dismiss Israel’s talk about possibly attacking Iranian nuclear facilities.

The next 12 weeks will be “very critical” to Israel’s decision on whether to strike, Ephraim Halevy said.

“If I were an Iranian, I would be very worried about the Israeli talk about a possible attack, because Israel’s threats sound serious and credible to me,” Mr Halevy, who left Mossad a decade ago, told Israel Radio.

Iran contends its nuclear program is peaceful and designed to produce energy. But Israel thinks Tehran’s activities are a cover for bomb-making.