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Iran can put Israel in coma, says Iranian minister
Irans defence minister hit back on Wednesday at veiled Israeli threats of an attack, saying Iran and its allies could put the Jewish state in an eternal coma like that of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Israel does not have the courage to attack Iran, and if it commits such a big mistake, the defenders of Islamic Iran will put Israel in an eternal coma like Sharon, Mostafa Mohammad Najjar was quoted as saying by state television.Najjar branded the United States and Israel as the Great and Little Satan, who are using psychological wars to intimidate Iran. The United States has been branded the Great Satan since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz said Saturday that Israel, widely believed to possess nuclear arms, would not tolerate a a nuclear option for Iran, but reaffirmed his commitment to diplomacy over the escalating crisis. We are giving priority at this stage to diplomatic action but in any case we cannot tolerate a nuclear option for Iran and we must prepare ourselves, the Iranian-born Mofaz said. But Najjar said the vigilance of the Iranian people, regional and global nations will defuse their sinister plans against humanity. Israel and Iran are archenemies, with Tehran refusing to acknowledge the Jewish states right to exist. Tension between them has grown recently over a string of outbursts by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahamadinejad, including a call for Israel to be wiped off the map. Posted by: Fred 2006-01-26 |
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