Iran Says It May Pre-empt Attack Against Its Nuclear Facilities
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EHRAN, Aug. 19 - Iran&#39;s defense minister, Vice Adm. Ali Shamkhani, has warned that Iran may resort to pre-emptive strikes to prevent an attack on its nuclear facilities.
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TEHRAN -- Iran's top authority, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said yesterday the Islamic Republic would target US interests around the world if it came under attack over its disputed nuclear program.
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Iran says it is determined an  international standoff over its nuclear programe should be  brought to a head in November, confident it can rebut U.S.  accusations of a secret bomb-making agenda.
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(CBS/AP) Iran has agreed in principle to temporarily stop some suspect activities that its critics allege are meant to make nuclear weapons, as it seeks to blunt censure at an upcoming UN meeting, diplomats said Tuesday.
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Analysts say Israel may now believe it can attack Iran's nuclear facilities without reprisal.
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West can halt spread of nuclear weapons by pre-emptive strike, say senior military strategists
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Iran warns against any attempt to destroy its nuclear facilities, amid reports Israel is buying heavy-duty bombs.
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Iran said nuclear missiles are not a part of its defense policies and that such weapons &quot;could not be hidden in today&#39;s world&quot;, one day before it was to suspend nuclear enrichment activities as part of an agreement it reached with
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Iran on Saturday denied a report that it might launch a preemptive attack to prevent a possible raid on its nuclear sites by the United States or Israel, saying the report &quot;distorted&quot; its Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani.
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Iran vowed on Thursday not to bow to   Western pressure, hours before a U.N. watchdog was expected to   report Tehran had defied a deadline to halt work which the West   fears could help it build nuclear bombs.
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Did Iran say, "I'm coming at you and you will blow up in a couple of minutes"?.
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Iran's government is conducting nuclear  activities linked to a covert atomic weapons program at a  military site unknown to U.N. inspectors, says an exiled  opposition group that has given accurate information before.
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TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran said Saturday that it would continue its nuclear program but provide &quot;guarantees&quot; not to build atomic weapons, and warned Washington that the United States cannot stabilize neighboring Iraq and Afghanistan without Tehran&#39;s help.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazzi said on Tuesday that Tehran would &quot;react&quot; militarily if Israel were to launch an airstrike against any of its nuclear facilities.
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Iran has the military might to deter  attacks against it, Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani said, after  President Bush said he would not rule out military force  against Iran over its nuclear program.
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Iran says Israel would &#39;pay a price&#39; for pre-emptive strike against its nuclear facilities. The announcement this week by Israel that it would buy 500 &quot;bunker-buster&quot; bombs from the United States concentrated
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Iran said Saturday it would continue its nuclear program but provide ``guarantees&#39;&#39; not to build atomic weapons, and warned Washington it cannot stabilize neighboring Iraq and Afghanistan without Tehran&#39;s help.