Iran to use "all means" to defend itself if attacked
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Iran said on Wednesday it would use "all our means" to defend itself if attacked by the West, three days after France's foreign minister publicly raised the possibility of war over Tehran's disputed nuclear activities.
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Iran and Syria, both locked in rows with  the United States, said on Wednesday they would form a common  front to face challenges and threats.
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Tehran has plans to bomb Israel if it launches an attack on Iranian soil first, military officials say.
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Iran has recruited its own network of Iraqi Shi'ite extremists to use armor-piercing weapons against U.S. and coalition forces rather than against Sunni rivals, current and former intelligence officials say.
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Anti-aircraft system capable of shooting down US fighter jets in event of strike on Iran's nuclear facilities
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Iran would respond militarily if the United States attacks the country to disrupt its nuclear program, Iran's official IRNA news agency quoted a senior official as saying on Wednesday.
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned the U.S. that Iran would respond to any aggression by striking back worldwide.
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The head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards warned that his forces would respond with an "even more decisive" strike if attacked
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Iran might launch pre-emptive strikes to protect its nuclear facilities if they are threatened, Defence Minister Ali Shamkhani has said.
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Iran, responding to comments by senior  U.S. officials, said Sunday any U.S. military attack on the  country would be a strategic mistake and dismissed the U.S.  remarks as "psychological warfare."
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Tens of thousands of civil defense volunteers held a rally Wednesday in Iran&#39;s capital city in a show of force designed to deter possible US or Israeli attacks on Iran&#39;s nuclear installations.
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Iran will not rule out using oil as a weapon if the United States resorts to military action against the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program, an Iranian oil official said in remarks published on Tuesday.
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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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Insisting that Tehran's nuclear program is peaceful, Iran's foreign minister reiterated Tuesday that Iran would retaliate to any Israeli strike against its nuclear facilities.
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TEHRAN - Iran's top authority, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Thursday the Islamic Republic would target U.S. interests around the world if it came under attack over its disputed ...Comment
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Friday that Iran would defend its nuclear program, describing his country as a potential role model for others trying to develop advanced technology.
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Iran added a "strategic missile" to its military arsenal after a successful test, and the defense minister said Saturday his country was ready to confront any external threat.