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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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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TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Saturday it would continue its nuclear program but provide "guarantees" not to build atomic weapons, and warned Washington it cannot stabilize neighboring Iraq and Afghanistan without Tehran's help.    In a wide-ranging news conference, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said the wall of mistrust separating Tehran and Washington had become thicker during the Bush administration, adding he hoped American casualties in Iraq would affect U.S...
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Iran's President Ahmadinejad warns the US any attack on his country will be "severely punished".
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Iran might launch pre-emptive strikes to  protect its nuclear facilities if they are threatened, Defense  Minister Ali Shamkhani said in remarks broadcast on Friday.
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Such a missile would be capable of hitting Israel or parts of southeastern Europe. Iran says its missiles are for purely defensive purposes.
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Iran has reiterated that it will retaliate if Israel carries out a preemptive strike against its nuclear program. The escalating war of words comes as a top US arms-control official has charged that Tehran
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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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Iran warned America and Israel last night that it was ready to launch pre-emptive strikes to stop them attacking its nuclear facilities.
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Iran has the military might to deter  attacks against it, its defense minister said in remarks  published Tuesday, one day after President Bush said he would  not rule out military action against Iran.
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Two announcements today appeared intended to enforce Iranâs refusal to back down in the face of stepped-up pressure from the United States.
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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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ANGOULEME, France  - Everything must be done to avoid the prospect of war with Iran, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Monday, a day after his foreign minister said the country should prepare for that possibility.
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TEHRAN, Dec 22: The Iranian military has been ordered to stand ready to defend the country&#39;s nuclear sites in case of attack, army chief General Mohammad Salimi said on Wednesday.
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TEHRAN: Iran staged its annual show of military might on Tuesday, with President Mohammad Khatami vowing the Islamic Republic will push on with its controversial nuclear program even if it risks international isolation.
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Iran has the military might to deter attacks against it, Defence Minister Ali Shamkhani said, after US President George W Bush said he would not rule out military force against Iran over its nuclear programme.
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Iran told Western powers on Saturday they would regret any attack against the country over its nuclear activities, and it rolled out a display of missiles and other military hardware that underscored the warning.