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| Iran Will Respond to Oil, Military Threats |
| 2012-02-04 |
| [An Nahar] Iran has its "own threats" to respond to any military attack or sanctions against its oil exports, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday. "In response to threats of oil embargo and war, we have our own threats which will be implemented at the right time, if necessary," he said in a televised speech as he led traditional Friday prayers in Tehran. His comments came amid heightened speculation that Israel -- with or without U.S. help -- was contemplating air strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities. The West has also ramped up sanctions aimed at severely curbing Iran's vital oil exports. Khamenei, who spoke as part of events marking the anniversary of his country's 1979 Islamic revolution, focused on warnings by arch-foe the United States that it was mulling "all options" -- including war -- to undercut Iran's nuclear program. "They have threatened that all 'options are on the table'... Threats of war are detrimental to the United States, and carrying out a war would be 10 times more detrimental for that country," he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 As per DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS, UN Nuclear Inspectors are repor declaring the Iran visit a FAILURE. The ball is seemingly now back in the Bammer's court. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-02-04 22:35 |
| #2 From VOA: Some U.S. officials worry that the "red line" for Israel may be when Iran moves key sections of its nuclear facilities to hardened underground sites out of the reach of missiles and bombs. Whatever its threshold, Israeli Defense Minister Barak said this week Israel cannot wait until it is reached. "Whoever says later," Barak told a gathering of security experts, "may find out that 'later' is too late." As if to emphasize his point for a Western audience, he switched from Hebrew to English for the phrase. The MSM hasn't stated the case this plainly. The first Iranian nuclear test may take place in Israel. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2012-02-04 00:39 |
| #1 IRAN-N-SYRIA-CRISIS-VS-US-N-POST-ABBOTTABAD-PAK- CRISIS ... ...NATO Supply Routes + Regional Pipeline Wars + all. A alleged "GAME OF NUCLEAR CHICKEN" in which various Perts believe the US WILL BLINK FIRST, NOT IRAN??? * TOPIX > NATO HOPES AFGHAN FORCES TAKE LEAD IN 2013. US-NATO forces charged to nominally still engage in anti-MilTerr Combat Ops until 2014 datelines as pertinent. OTOH both Kabul + Internat Analysts feel that US SECDEF PANETTA's comments as per 2013 will FUEL/SPARK MORE TALIBAN = MILITANT ATTACKS, NOT LESS??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-02-04 00:22 |