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Guards leader says Iran's enemies daren't attack
Tehran (AFP) July 16, 2008 Iran's enemies will not dare to attack Iran, elite Revolutionary Guards leader General Mohammed Ali Jafari said in remarks carried by the official IRNA news agency on Wednesday. "The enemies will not dare to threaten and act directly against Iran. The United States and Israel have shown their weakness in the face of our country and for this reason they are looking to exert pressure on us through economic sanctions," Jafari said. Neither the United States nor Israel have ruled out taking military action against Iran to force it to stop its nuclear programme although Washington has repeatedly said it favoured diplomatic means. Western powers and Israel -- believed to be the only nuclear-armed state in the Middle East -- fear that Iran's uranium enrichment programme is aimed at producing a nuclear weapon. Tehran denies this and insists it is purely for peaceful, energy, purposes. "With the steps we have taken, we will nip in the bud the threats against our country," Jafari said. Washington, in a major change of policy, announced on Wednesday that it would send a senior diplomat to a meeting in Geneva between EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Tehran's nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili. Undersecretary of State William Burns will attend the meeting being held "to receive the Iranian response to the latest offer of the P5 plus 1," said a US official, requesting anonymity. Last month, Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States presented Iran with an offer of technological incentives in exchange for suspending sensitive uranium enrichment work. Reports say Solana is proposing to Tehran that world powers would refrain from new sanctions provided Iran did not start operating any additional centrifuges to enrich uranium. Related Links Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
Khamenei: Iran accepts nuclear talks, has 'red lines'
Tehran (AFP) July 16, 2008Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that Iran was ready for negotiations over the nuclear crisis but warned it would not step over any "red lines" in the search for a deal. |
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