Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran could retaliate over UN Security Council sanctions imposed on Iranian banks.
Photo: Dmitry Azarov
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Most Europeans Would Back Iran Attack
A slim majority of Europeans would back an attack on Iran as a last resort to stop it acquiring nuclear weapons, Reuters reports quoting an opinion poll released on Wednesday.
52 percent said they agreed with the statement “we must stop countries like Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, even if that means taking military action”. 40 percent of those surveyed disagreed, a poll by TNS-Sofres showed.
A majority agreed with the statement in 18 of 27 EU states including France and Britain while a majority was against it in nine other countries, including Germany and Spain. Support for the attack was highest in Denmark (68 percent) and lowest in Slovakia (37 percent).
In the meantime, Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reiterated Wednesday that Iran’s nuclear aims are entirely peaceful. He added that Iran could retaliate over UN Security Council sanctions imposed on Iranian banks.
“If they want to create disturbances for parts of our economy, like banks, we will retaliate there or in other places,” he said.
The Iranian leader, however, did not elaborate on means of retaliation.
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