Russia preparing for war against Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has sent a warning message to Iran through Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, saying that the upcoming P5+1 talks are Iran's last chance to avoid military intervention, a senior official of the Russian Foriegn Ministry told Kommersant online newspaper.
According to the source, Clinton said Iran has to make progress in the negotiations with the P5+1 group, which consists of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany.
The group is expected to negotiate on Iran's controversial nuclear program with Iranian officials sometime in April. The negotiators demand clarifications from Iran over the potential militarization of its nuclear program.
The official salso said that both the Foreign Ministry and Defense Minsitry of the Russian Federation were tacitly preparing for a war against Iran. They also demand access for International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors to a suspected nuclear site in Parchin.
"The invasion will happen before year's end. The Israelis are de facto blackmailing (President Barack) Obama. They've put him in this interesting position - either he supports the war or loses the support of the Jewish lobby," the Russian diplomat told the Russian newspaper.
