Israeli Attack On Iran Is Totally Crazy: ElBaradei

Berlin, March 28, IRNA -- The former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohammad ElBaradei, on Tuesday warned the Zionist regime against attacking Iran, saying such a move would be 'totally crazy.' Asked during an exclusive interview with the German Press Agency dpa in Berlin, if an Israeli military assault on Iran was looming, ElBaradei said, 'I don't think so. I think anybody who is going to attack Iran, frankly, will be totally crazy.' 'I think the Israelis are intelligent enough to realize that this will diminish their security instead of adding to their security,' added ElBaradei who led the Vienna-based UN nuclear watchdog from 1997-2009. ElBaradei pointed out Israel was 'sitting on 200 (nuclear) bombs.' Dwelling on a likely settlement of the Iranian nuclear impasse, ElBaradei reiterated the urgent need for a US-Iranian rapprochement. 'The issue is only going to be resolved when the Americans and the Iranians sit at the negotiating table and find a way to live together,' the 69-year-old Egyptian politician said. 'Everyone is waiting for the other to blink. They need to blink together. Nobody is going to blink first. I think we will go through a summer of tension because a lot of these issues are hostage to domestic politics,' he added. ElBaradei voiced hope for 'serious negotiations' after the American presidential election in early November./end