An attack on Iran would be a huge mistake, says Kerry

US Secretary of State John Kerry told NBC‘s Today show on Friday that an Israeli attack on Iran over its nuclear programme would be a “huge mistake.”

According to Quds Press, Kerry made his comment when asked if Iran’s nuclear agreement would make Israel likely to launch an attack. “That would be an enormous mistake,” said Kerry, “a huge mistake with grave consequences for Israel and for the region, and I do not think it is necessary.” If such a strike took place, he added, Iran would then have a reason to say, ‘Well, this is why we need the bomb.’

The former head of the Israeli army’s Planning Directorate, Major General Nimrod Shefer, has been reported as saying that the government in Tel Aviv retains the military option to deal with the Iranian issue. “The military option over the Iranian nuclear programme could achieve a lot if the political leadership gives the go ahead,” he said.