Iran threat prompts anger

ISRAELI defence officials and political pundits rounded on deputy prime minister Shaul Mofaz yesterday after he threatened attacks against Iran, accusing him of exploiting war jitters to advance personal ambitions.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s office has distanced itself from the threat.

Mofaz, a likely challenger to Olmert in their Kadima party, said in an interview with newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth last week, that Israeli strikes on Iran looked “unavoidable” given progress in its nuclear plans.