Iran dismissed on Saturday a warning by France's president that the Islamic Republic was taking a dangerous gamble over its nuclear program because one day its arch-foe Israel could strike.Government spokesman Gholamhossein Elham accused Israel of threatening global peace but reiterated Tehran's publicly stated view that it was not in a position to attack Iran. "These threats are because of weakness ... and it reflects the reality and the war-seeking nature of the Zionist regime," Iran's state broadcaster IRIB quoted Elham, the government spokesman, as saying in response to Sarkozy's statement.
Elham added: "This regime is not big enough and does not have the capacity to want to think about a war with Iran."
He said Israel "uses every chance to threaten global security and peace."
During a visit to Damascus on Thursday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Iran was "taking a major risk in continuing the process to obtain a military nuclear capacity." He added: "One day ... we could find one morning that Israel has struck."
Speculation about a possible attack on Iran's nuclear facilities has risen since Israel staged an air force exercise in June which was reported to be a simulation of a strike against Iran. Iran says it would hit back if attacked.