HAVANA, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said he believes a clash between Israel and Iran is looming and that the United Nations and the United States would "have no way to change the course of events."
In an article entitled "On the eve of the tragedy" published on Wednesday, Castro warned that Iran "will not bow to threats from Israel" and will not be resigned to the "unequal treatment" that would result in further sanctions over its nuclear program.
The UN Security Council voted on Wednesday in favor of imposing a new round of sanctions against Iran over its suspect nuclear program.
Castro said the result would be totally different if it were a resolution against Israel, a staunch ally of the United States.
"U.S. and its closest allies would say at once that Israel did not sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and would veto the resolution," he wrote.
"However if Iran is simply accused of producing 20 percent of enriched uranium, it would be immediately asked to apply economic sanctions to strangle Theran, and it is obvious that Israel would act as usually as a fanatical fascist," said Castro, referring to its recent raid on the Freedom Flotilla.
"It's obvious that they will attempt to destroy the facilities where Iran enriches part of its uranium and it is also obvious that Iran will not resign to this unequal treatment," added the Cuban leader.
Castro said the consequences of what he calls "the imperial entanglements of the United States" could be "catastrophic and would affect all the inhabitants of the world much more than any economic crisis."
Fidel Castro, 83, handed power over to his brother Raul in 2006 due to illness, and has since devoted himself to writing editorial columns on important world topics.
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