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Iran vows to hit Western warships if attacked
Iran's defense minister warned on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic could strike back at Western warships in the Gulf if it were attacked over its nuclear program, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, while Tehran's forein minister cimed western powers were showing "traces of realism" after they failed to decide on new sanctions.Ahmad Vahidi said there were now more than 90 war vessels in the Gulf, a waterway crucial for global oil supplies, and that they had created a "military environment" there. They included submarines, aircraft carriers and destroyers, he said during a conference in Tehran on the Gulf. "What is the reason underlying the deployment of this many warships and what aim are they pursuing ... are they arrayed against Iran?" Fars quoted Vahidi as saying. "The Westerners know well that the existence of these warships in the Persian Gulf serve as the best operational targets for Iran if they should want to undertake any military action against Iran," he said. Posted by: Fred 2010-01-20 |
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