Special Report: Iran Nuclear Crisis
TEHRAN, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Chief of Staff of Iran's
Armed Forces said on Saturday that Iran's strategy is to keep the Straitof
Hormuz in southern Iran open, the official IRNA news agency reported.
But if the country's interests are jeopardized in the
region, we will not let any ship pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Major
General Hasan Firouzabadi was quoted as saying.
The army chief underlined the role of the strait, a
narrow waterway in the Gulf through which roughly 40 percent of the world oil is
transported, saying that the Hormuz Strait is a strategic canal with vital
importance to Tehran.
Citing Pentagon officials, The New York Times
recently carried a report saying that over 100 Israeli F-16s and F-15s staged a
maneuver over the eastern Mediterranean and Greece in early June.
Israeli jets flew over 1,450 km, roughly the distance
from their airfields to a nuclear enrichment facility in the central Iranian
city of Natanz, thus giving rise to speculation that Israel is making
preparations for an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, the report said.
A senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards
Corps (IRGC), has indicated that in case the country comes under attack, Iran
would consider everything in its power to repel the invaders.
His remarks were seen as a signal that in the event
of an attack on the country, Tehran may consider, among other things, closing
the Strait of Hormuz.
Report: Iran delivers response to
international proposal
TEHRAN, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Tehran has responded to
the package of incentives proposed by six major countries in a letter to EU
foreign policy chief Javier Solana, Iran's English-language Press TV said on
Friday.
The letter was signed by Iranian Foreign Minister
Manouchehr Mottaki and was delivered to Solana by Tehran's ambassador to
Brussels, Press TV quoted an Iranian source as saying. The report did not
elaborate on the content of the response. Full story
IRGC: Iran's response to make
aggressors regret
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Iranian army soldiers march during the
Army Day military parade in Tehran April 18, 2007. A senior Islamic
Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) commander warned that Iran's response to
any military aggression will make the aggressors to be sorry for their
actions, Iran's satellite Press TV reported on Friday.(Xinhua/Rueters
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TEHRAN, July 4 (Xinhua) -- A senior Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)
commander warned that Iran's response to any military aggression will make the
aggressors to be sorry for their actions, Iran's satellite Press TV reported on
Friday.
"Any move against Iran will be interpreted as ushering in
war," IRGC Commander Major General Mohammad-Ali Jafari was quoted as saying. Full story
Iran says to response to Solana letter
on Friday
TEHRAN, July 4
(Xinhua) -- Iran's top nuclear negotiator and Supreme National Security Council
Secretary Saeed Jalili Friday said that Iran will offer response to the letter
of EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana and foreign ministers of six major
countries on Friday, the official IRNA news agency reported.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran has based on an agreement
reached with Solana, prepared and offered response to his and the six states'
foreign ministers' letter with an approach of concentrating on commonalities and
with a constructive and creative attitude," said Jalili in a phone call with
Solana. Full story
