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:CRY1: http://www.iribnews.ir/Full_en.asp?news_id=185920&n=35

Iran dare enemies against any move

Tehran, Jan 17 - Iran has changed into a power that Israel and the United States would never dare to attack it, Iranian Defence Minister said here Monday.

Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani addressing "The Conference on Boosting Defence Warefare Capabilities" said that Iran's Defense Ministry aims to reinforce its deterring military power.

Given the current world political, technological and economic status que, our enemies have entered to the arena with alternative forces, he said.

Shamkhani reiterated that "the winner is he who can defeat its enemies without "the smell of gunpowder" and the Islamic Republic of Iran has gained this capability."


Iran insists it can deter attacks

Shamkhani spoke amid heightened speculation over the threat from US
Iran has the military strength to deter attacks and its flexibility means no country has precise information about its capabilities, a top official says.
Defence Minister Ali Shamkhani added that no one would dare launch attack under such circumstances.

US President George W Bush says he does not rule out force against Iran unless it reveals more about its nuclear plan.

Washington accuses Iran of developing nuclear weapons, but Iran insists it only wants to produce electricity.

Mr Shamkhani said Iran did not fear attack.

"We can claim that we have rapidly produced equipment that has resulted in the greatest deterrent," the defence minister said, without giving details.

His comments, reported by Iran's Mehr news agency on Monday, came as the US defence department hit back at claims by investigative reporter Seymour Hersh that US commandos have been carrying out covert operations inside Iran.

However it is not clear whether Mr Shamkhani's comments were in response to Hersh's article.

The Pentagon said Hersh's New Yorker article - which claims that commandos have been identifying military targets for future strikes - was based on rumour, innuendo and conspiracy theories.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/4184175.stm
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Iran rejects US operations claims

Iranian officials and press are ridiculing claims that US commandos have operated inside Iran
Iran has dismissed a report in the US media that US commandos are conducting missions on Iranian territory to identify targets for possible strikes.
Supreme National Security Council spokesman Ali Aghamohammadi said it would be naive to believe the report, which he called psychological warfare.

Earlier, Iranian Defence Minister Ali Shamkhani said Iran had the military strength to deter attacks.

US President George W Bush says he does not rule out force against Iran.


We can claim that we have rapidly produced equipment that has resulted in the greatest deterrent

Ali Shamkhani
Iranian Defence Minister
Washington has called on Tehran to reveal more about its nuclear plan, accusing it of developing nuclear weapons.

Iran insists it only wants to produce electricity.

The claims on US operations on Iranian territory were made by respected investigative journalist Seymour Hersh and published in the New Yorker magazine.

The Pentagon has described the report as based on rumour, innuendo and conspiracy theories, but has not categorically denied that US troops have been on the ground in Iran.

'Ridiculous'

In the first official Iranian reaction to Mr Hersh's article, Mr Aghamohammadi told Iranian radio it was naive to imagine American spies could carry out secret reconnaissance missions inside Iran.

He said it was not easy for US commandos to enter the country.

His views were echoed by the Teheran Times which dismissed the story as a "ridiculous bluff".

It said the US and Israel knew that attacking Iran would be biting off more than they could chew, and would only choke them if they tried it.

The paper warned that Iran had acquired massive military might and was prepared to attack any intruder with a fearsome reign of fire and death.

Defence Minister Ali Shamkhani said Iran did not fear attack, in comments that were published on Tuesday but may not be a direct response to Hersh's article.

"We can claim that we have rapidly produced equipment that has resulted in the greatest deterrent," he said, without giving further details.

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