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Iran's Guard Begins New Land Military Exercises
TEHRAN: Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it has begun a two-day land military exercise to upgrade its capabilities to defend the country against possible external threats. Commander of the Guard's ground forces Mohammad Pakpour said on comments posted on the force's website sepahnews.com that the manoeuvres dubbed Valfajr, or Dawn, began on Sunday outside the city of Yazd in central Iran.The Guard is Iran's most powerful military unit. The exercises are the latest in a series of manoeuvres held amid escalating tensions between Iran and the West over Iran's nuclear programme. The US and Israel have not ruled out military strikes against Iran's programme, which they say aims at developing weapons technology. Iran says the programme is for peaceful purposes. Meanwhile, ...back at the ranch, Butch and the Kid finally brought their horses under control... Iran is to host a high-level team from the UN nuclear watchdog on Monday as part of efforts to defuse dire international tensions over its atomic activities through dialogue. But other words being spoken in Israel, the United States and Britannia -- and Iran's defiant moves to boost its nuclear activities -- underlined the prospect of possible Israeli military action against the Islamic republic. Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi on Sunday said his country was keen to quickly resume mooted talks with world powers, once a place and date were agreed. Posted by: trailing wife 2012-02-20 |
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