WORLD / Middle East
Iran to strike US interests if attacked
(AP)
Updated: 2007-02-08 20:09
TEHRAN, Iran - If the United States were to attack Iran, the country
would respond by striking US interests all over the world, Iranian
supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday.
Ali Akbar Velayati, an envoy of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali
Khamenei speaks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during talks
in Moscow on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007. [AP]
Speaking to a gathering of Iranian air force commanders, Khamenei said:
"The enemy knows well that any invasion would be followed by a
comprehensive reaction to the invaders and their interests all over the
world."
Iranian leaders often speak of a crushing response to any attack. While
the remarks are seen as an attempt to drum up national support, Iran's
position on Iraq and its nuclear program have provoked more than usual
international pressure in recent months.
President Bush has ordered American troops to act against Iranians
suspected of being involved in the Iraqi insurgency and has deployed a
second aircraft carrier to the Gulf area as a warning to Iran. The UN
Security Council has imposed sanctions because of Iran's refusal to cease
uranium enrichment.
"Some people say that the US president is not prone to calculating the
consequences of his actions," Khamenei said in remarks broadcast on state
television, "but it is possible to bring this kind of person to wisdom.
"US policymakers and analysts know that the Iranian nation would not let
an invasion go without a response," Khamenei added.
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