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November 21 - Iran
cleric: We'll hit
'heart of Tel Aviv'
if attacked
Article: Wars And Rumors Of Wars
A senior Iranian
cleric warned on
Saturday that
the Islamic
Republic would
fire missiles at
Tel Aviv if
attacked,
shortly after
Iran's military
announced it
would begin
large-scale
drills on Sunday
to help protect
its nuclear
facilities.
"If the enemy should want to test its bad luck in Iran, before the dust from its missiles settles in this country, Iran's ballistic missiles would land in the heart of Tel Aviv," said cleric Mojtaba Zolnour, the IRNA news agency reported.
The United
States and
Israel
have not ruled
out military
action if
diplomacy fails
to resolve the
row over Iranian
nuclear work
that the West
suspects is
aimed at making
bombs.
Iran, which insists its nuclear program is solely to generate electricity, has also threatened in the past to hit back at Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf if it is attacked. The official IRNA news agency said the exercises would take place in western Iran and that they would be "huge." This week's air defense maneuvers will be held with the intention of protecting the country's nuclear facilities," Mighani said, Fars reported. State television said the defense drills would "ensure better protection" for these facilities. Read More ....
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