Iran to reply with all means if attacked: minister
[ News Report]  [2007-04-19 04:26:12]
[Source: Khaleej Times 18 April 07]

TEHERAN - Iranian Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri-Hameneh said on Wednesday Iran, the world’s fourth largest oil exporter, did not want to disrupt energy flows but would use “all means to defend itself” if it was attacked.
Iran is embroiled in a row with the West over its nuclear ambitions. The United States, which says Iran is trying to build an atomic bomb, has said it wants a diplomatic resolution to the standoff but has not ruled out military action if that fails.

 

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