Barak: Israel doesn't wish to fight unnecessary wars![]() December 1, 2011 - 15:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Israel's Defense Minister says Israel has no desire to go to war with Iran over its nuclear program but warns that at some point there may be no other option. Ehud Barak says Israel "would be very glad" if sanctions and diplomacy would lead Iran to abandon its suspected nuclear weapons program but that he doesn't think that will happen. Barak told Israel Radio on Thursday, December 1, that Israel doesn't wish to fight unnecessary wars, but "definitely we might be forced" to act, The Associated Press reported. Israel, like the West, is convinced Iran is developing a nuclear bomb. It says a nuclear-armed Iran would be an existential threat, citing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's calls for Israel's destruction. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |