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Comment from UTT:

The Bible indicates that Israel and the middle-east would be the epicenter for a war that will eventually develop into the war of all wars - Armageddon. The conflict that is brewing between Israel and Iran may well be the spark that triggers this coming conflict.

The book of Ezekiel chapter 38, outlines the nations that will be in conflict with Israel. The fact that Iran is in that list indicates that we are certainly getting close to a major event.

Remember, the President of Iran has publicly vowed to wipe Israel off the map. However, this will not happen as God has promised to fight for Israel.

June 24 - Bolton: Israel to strike Iran after US elections

Article: Israel And The Last days

Israel is likely to attack Iran in the time between the November presidential election in the US and the inauguration of the new president, former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton told the Daily Telegraph in an interview published Tuesday.

However, Bolton said he did not believe the US would take part in such a strike. "It's clear that the administration has essentially given up that possibility," he said. "I don't think it's serious any more. If you had asked me a year ago I would have said I thought it was a real possibility. I just don't think it's in the cards."

"The Israelis have one eye on the calendar because of the pace at which the Iranians are proceeding both to develop their nuclear weapons capability and to do things like increase their defenses," Bolton said.

"They're also obviously looking at the American election calendar. My judgment is they would not want to do anything before our election because there's no telling what impact it could have on the election."

Referring to Israel's ability to destroy the Iranian nuclear program, Bolton said the key was to break Iran's control over the nuclear fuel cycle. "That could be accomplished for example by destroying the uranium conversion facility at Esfahan or the uranium enrichment facility at Natanz," he said.

"That doesn't end the problem but it buys time during which a more permanent solution might be found.... How long? That would be hard to say. Depends on the extent of the destruction."