13.03.2012, 16:23
Statt auf den großen Tag zu warten, existieren im Iran offenbar Überlegungen zu einen "Pre-Emptive Strike" z.B. gegen israelische Flughäfen. Im folgenden wird insbesondere auf die Legitimierbarkeit eines solchen präemptiven Angriffs eingegangen:
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By Kaveh L Afrasiabi
PALO ALTO, California - After years of living in the shadow of an Israeli military strike, Iran is now openly contemplating the idea of pre-emptive strike, in light of Israel's preparedness for imminent attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. Citing a right to anticipatory self-defense, the Iranian argument is that instead of waiting for its Zionist adversary to make a move, Iran should take the offensive and cripple Israel's ability to deliver on its threatened assault.
Iran's plan to initiate a pre-emptive strike on Israel is perfectly legal under customary international law, according to several Tehran political analysts specializing on Iran's foreign affairs. "Under the UN Charter, Iran has the inherent right of self-defense that in this case translates into the right to respond to the clear and present danger of imminent attack by the state of Israel in clear violation of international law," says a Tehran University political scientist who spoke to the author on the condition of anonymity.
In a nutshell, Tehran's legal argument in defense of a pre-emptive strike on Israel centers on several inter-related elements.
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