"This government is doing more than any other government to deal with the Iranian nuclear issue. Even if we will have to face the Iranian threat alone, we will be able to," Minister of Strategic Affairs Avigdor Lieberman (read his JPost blog), told members of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Wednesday.
According to the Israel Beiteinu leader, "If Iran manages to attain nuclear capabilities the entire region will enter a mad race to achieve similar capacities."
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Meanwhile, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Sudan Wednesday for talks between two leaders who face strong UN Security Council pressure, Iran for its nuclear program and Sudan for the conflict in Darfur.
Ahmadinejad was met at Khartoum airport by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, a day after the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor accused a junior member of al-Bashir's cabinet of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.
During his two-day visit, Ahmadinejad will deliver a lecture at a private institution in Khartoum and witness the signing of several bilateral agreements, according to Sudan's Information Ministry.
On Tuesday, the ICC chief prosecutor accused Sudan's minister of state for humanitarian affairs, Ahmed Muhammed Harun, of paying and recruiting militias responsible for murder, rape and torture in Darfur.
Harun, who is known to be a member of al-Bashir's inner circle, is alleged to have committed the crimes while a junior interior minister.
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