A former senior Israeli diplomat has warned that Israel is ready to launch a military offensive against Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons.

Mr Gillerman warned that the world could not afford to underestimate the seriousness of the Iranian threat.

"We have a very extreme, radical fundamentalist regime there with a President who denies the Holocaust while preparing the next one, and has vowed to wipe Israel off the face of the map," he said.

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Oz bankers luxuriate on the public purse

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