WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A military attack on Iran aimed at halting its nuclear program could have catastrophic consequences and only strengthen Tehran's determination to make an atomic weapon, the former head of Saudi Arabia's intelligence services said on Tuesday.
"Such an act I think would be foolish and to undertake it I think would be tragic," Prince Turki al-Faisal said at a Washington, D.C., appearance.
"If anything it will only make the Iranians more determined to produce an atomic bomb. It will rally support for the government among the population, and it will not end the program. It will merely delay it if anything."
"An attack on Iran I think will have catastrophic consequences," the prince said, citing both human costs and the fact that "the retaliation by Iran will be worldwide."
"It will include a lot of U.S. and other interests throughout the world ... they can do harm in a lot of places," he said.
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