Pressure for Iran to discontinue its nuclear program is longstanding. Israel has stated that they prefer to go to war with Iran before the start of the U.S November elections. Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has stated on more than one occasion that Israel must be "wiped from the map." Israeli government officials feel Iran's nuclear program is a threat to the entire state of Israel and that military action must be taken against Iran. On Tuesday Al Jazeera reports that the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu asked, "The world tells Israel: Wait, there's still time. And I say: wait for what? Wait until when?"
The number of casualties would be devastating as a result of war between Israel and Iran and would be felt by the entire world. It is a dire situation in which the international community is closely watching and many feel will cause World War 3. Is a war imminent?
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