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Iran 'Is Ready For War' - Are we headed for World War 3 ? by Nobody: 7:03pm On Nov 04, 2011
Iran ratcheted up tensions in the Middle East yesterday when its foreign minister declared the country was ‘ready for war’ with Israel and the West.

In inflammatory remarks certain to fuel uncertainty in the volatile region, Ali Akbar Salehi warned that Tehran would ‘not hesitate’ to retaliate if attacked.

His posturing came as Foreign Secretary William Hague urged Israel’s defence minister not to fan the flames during top-level talks in London.


On the attack: Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi was in the Libyan city of Benghazi today where he made the comments




Serious threat: David Cameron and Barack Obama are drawing up plans for an invasion of Iran, as the country's nuclear development spirals out of control

Iran has come sharply back into focus following the end of the Libya conflict.

Mr Hague made it ‘very clear’ to Ehud Barak – who reportedly favours a pre-emptive strike against the rogue Islamic state – to pursue a diplomatic solution.

Iran’s hardliners, led by president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have been increasingly aggressive in recent weeks sparking fears that the belligerent regime is close to producing a nuclear bomb.

Israel reacted on Wednesday by test-firing a new long-range missile.

Downing Street has also been warned that Iran is concealing technology to enrich uranium – used in atomic weapons – in a mountain base beneath the city of Qom to protect it from air strikes.


Show of force: An Iranian Rapier missile. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has vowed to destroy Israel








Britain is now developing plans for military action against Iran amid mounting alarm about the nuclear threat from Ahmadinejad, who has vowed to ‘wipe Israel off the face of the earth’.

Submarines armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles and Royal Navy warships could be deployed within range of Iran and RAF planes could carry out reconnaissance, surveillance and air-to-air refuelling.

Diplomats in Whitehall are keen to rein in Iran using a diplomatic solution but admit that ‘all options should be kept on the table’.

However, the UK would take part only if the U.S. launched an attack.

Barack Obama is unlikely to strike before seeking re-election in a year, but the president is aware that action is needed before Iran acquires a nuclear bomb.

Last night, Mr Salehi, Iran’s foreign minister, said the regime was ‘ready for war’ while on a visit to Libya.

He said: ‘We have been hearing threats from Israel for eight years. Our nation is a united nation. Such threats are not new to us.

'We are very sure of ourselves. We can defend our country.’ He warned of retaliation a day after Iran’s chief of staff said Israel and the West would be ‘punished’ for any attack on its nuclear sites.


Aggressive stance: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been linked to assassinations on foreign soil and is pressing closer to building a nuclear bomb


Surprise visit: Speaking at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire Deputy PM Nick Clegg welcomes home RAF, Royal Navy and Army personnel who have returned from flying and supporting missions in Libya


Personal trip: Nick Clegg with, from left, Air Commodore Gary Waterfall and Station Commander Chris Jones during the visit to RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire

General Hassan Firouzabadi said: ‘We take every threat, however distant and improbable, as very real, and are fully prepared to use suitable equipment to punish any kind of mistake.

‘The United States is fully aware that a military attack by the Zionist regime on Iran will not only cause tremendous damage to that regime, but it will also inflict serious damage to the U.S.’

Iran insists it has a nuclear programme only to produce energy.

But a report by the International Atomic Energy Association, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, to be published next week, will conclude that Iran is attempting to produce nuclear weapons in defiance of UN sanctions.

Yesterday Mr Hague said it was vital to continue tackling ‘shared concerns such as ,  the threat posed by Iran’s nuclear programme’.


Standby: A convoy of mine-resistant U.S. trucks, pictured in Iraq, could now be deployed to Iran


Ready for violence: A plume of smoke left by the missile Israel test-fired yesterday (right), thought to be a Jericho missile. Left, another cruise missile. The Israel missile was capable of carrying a nuclear warhead


Jim Murphy, Labour defence spokesman, said: ‘Iran’s efforts to acquire and weaponise nuclear capabilities are well known.

'The international community has a responsibility to prevent this from happening through a combination of economic sanctions and diplomatic efforts.

‘Should the Government be thinking of going beyond that, this would be a very serious development indeed.’
On the attack: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is lobbying Western forces to take action against Iran

On the attack: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is lobbying Western forces to take action against Iran

Meanwhile, Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a probe into alleged leaks of plans to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Ministers in Tel Aviv believe that domestic opponents who authorised the leaks were undermining the government and ‘gambling with Israel’s national interest’.

In other developments, Mr Hague accused Israel of undermining peace efforts by accelerating settlement building in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

He condemned the decision to build at least 2,000 apartments in Jewish-held areas in retaliation for Palestinian efforts to secure recognition as a state at the United Nations.

Speaking after yesterday’s talks, Mr Hague insisted the UK remained ‘fully committed to Israel’s security’.

But he said: ‘I urged Israel to revoke the plan for new settlements and to avoid further provocative steps which only make more difficult the attempt to facilitate a return to talks.

'These steps undermine efforts to achieve peace, and increase Israel’s isolation.’

'The U.S. has unfortunately lost its wisdom and prudence in dealing with international issues. It only depends on power,' he said on a visit to the Libyan city of Benghazi.

'Of course we are prepared for the worst, but we hope they think twice before they put themselves on a collision course with Iran.'

In an interview published in Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, Mr Salehi had said that 'Iran was always ready for war'.


On the attack: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is lobbying Western forces to take action against Iran


'Iran has always been threatened by Israel. This is not new for us. We have been hearing threats from Israel for eight years,' he continued.

'Our nation is a united nation. Its roots are deep in history. Such threats are not new to us.
'We are very confident of ourselves. We can defend our country.'

An MoD spokesman said: 'The British government believes that a dual track strategy of pressure and engagement is the best approach to address the threat from Iran's nuclear programme and avoid regional conflict.

'We want a negotiated solution – but all options should be kept on the table.'

A special unit at the MoD has been instructed to work out the UK's strategy if the Army should invade Iran.

War planners will look at potential deployments of Royal Navy ships and submarines equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles and RAF fighter jets armed with precision-guided Paveway IV and Brimstone bombs and missiles, surveillance planes and air-to-air refuelling.

Mr Netanyahu's office said 2,000 new apartments would be built in Jewish areas of east Jerusalem.

Officials said the move was a response to recent unilateral steps by the Palestinians, particularly its acceptance into the UN cultural agency UNESCO.

He has blamed Israel for disruptions to the nuclear programme, including the mysterious assassinations of a string of Iranian nuclear scientists and a computer virus that wiped out some nuclear centrifuges.

But a report by the UN's nuclear watchdog due to be published next week will provide fresh evidence of Iran's activity, bringing the Middle East a step closer to another devastating conflict.

It is the latest of a series of quarterly bulletins on Iran's arms programme, but will contain an unprecedented level of detail on research and experiments carried out in recent years.

It comes as a draft report revealed China is continuing to provide advanced missiles and other conventional arms to Iran, in violation of UN sanctions against the regime.

The report, from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, revealed China sold $312million of arms to Iran, second only to Russia.

It also noted that after Russia began cutting back arms transfers to Iran in 2008, China became the largest arms supplier to the Iranian military.
Most of the weapons transfers involved sales of Chinese anti-ship cruise missiles, including C-802 missiles that China promised the U.S. in 1997 would not be exported to Iran.

The report says: 'Because of the relatively short range of these missiles, China's provision of them to Iran does not violate the Iran, North Korea and Syria Non-proliferation Act of 2006, which seeks to prevent the transfer of only those missiles that can carry a 500kg warhead more than 300km.

'It is possible, however, that these transactions violate the Iran Freedom Support Act, or the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2010, which both use the ambiguous term "advanced conventional weapons".'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2057210/Iran-ready-war-Tehran-retaliate-Israel-West-attack-nuclear-plants.html#ixzz1clEtaU4y
Re: Iran 'Is Ready For War' - Are we headed for World War 3 ? by Nobody: 7:09pm On Nov 04, 2011
Re: Iran 'Is Ready For War' - Are we headed for World War 3 ? by Horus(m): 11:08pm On Nov 04, 2011
It will be a big mistake to attack Iran.
Re: Iran 'Is Ready For War' - Are we headed for World War 3 ? by hajifaty: 10:33am On Nov 05, 2011
they are all seeking local support and they dear not attack iran.
Re: Iran 'Is Ready For War' - Are we headed for World War 3 ? by aurenflani: 1:26pm On Nov 05, 2011
why is it dat these two western countries never seem to refren from blood spilling act? they seem not able to live without blood to suck like vampire. if it is not vietnam, then argentina, in fact i lost count. libya is not even beginning to heal and now iran? well congrates. i believe iran u will ur waterloo. i hope u meet with a crushing defeat by iran and ur countries that promotes evil meets God's unmistaken wrath in d form of a million times more tsunami than happened to asia. this time u lost ur countries so d world will have peace!
Re: Iran 'Is Ready For War' - Are we headed for World War 3 ? by cap28: 1:43pm On Nov 05, 2011
^^^^^^

i agree, i have no sympathy for the iranians following their traitorous betrayal of libya,

in my opinion it doesnt matter whether they are developing nuclear weapons or not because Israel, the US and the UK are determined to attack them and they will use any pretext in order to get their way, with libya the lie was they needed to intervene in order to protect civillians now with iran its - we need to stop them from developing a nuclear bomb -  the question this time around  is - will china and russia sit back and watch from the sidelines like they did with libya?

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just to add i misread your post above - i acutally dont give a damn about what happens to iran
Re: Iran 'Is Ready For War' - Are we headed for World War 3 ? by Nobody: 3:19pm On Nov 05, 2011
It is refered to as 'permanent war strategy'. The american economy thrives on war. This is what president g.w bush (snr) told nestor kirehner the former president of argentina - 'The best way to revitalize the economy is war & the USA has grown stronger with war'. Albeit i careless about the iranians because of their treachery towards qadaffi & Libya
Re: Iran 'Is Ready For War' - Are we headed for World War 3 ? by velo10: 9:13am On Nov 08, 2011
@Cap24, Lakhadimar. Thanks for you info, I feel the same way too. The Iranians supporting the NATO intervention in Libya has shown that they deserve the same fate if there is a military intervention against them. I expect an Iranian war in the next 2-10 years.
Re: Iran 'Is Ready For War' - Are we headed for World War 3 ? by Blackteeth(m): 9:36am On Nov 08, 2011
America is greatest threat to world peace. If you are not with them you become a target.

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