TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Commander of Iran's Navy
Forces Habibollah Sattari said Wednesday that Iran's naval forces are fully
ready to protect the entire Gulf, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Sattari told reporters on the sidelines of his visit
to a naval base in Sirjan, a city in southern province of Kerman.
The forces will defend the territory of the country
as well as the sea borders powerfully, the report quoted Sattari as saying.
He also said the country's naval forces are
controlling and closely watching all movements in the region now.
The United States and its allies have accused Iran of
trying to develop nuclear weapons under the cover of a civilian nuclear program.
Iran has denied the U.S. charges and insists that its nuclear program is for
peaceful purposes only.
The Bush administration has said it focused on
diplomacy to try to resolve Iran's nuclear issue, but has insisted it will take
"no option off the table."
Some observers believe that it is possible that the
United States and Israel would attack Iranian targets for Tehran's suspicious
nuclear program.
JERUALEM, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Israeli government
spokespersons Wednesday declined to comment that the American administration has
rejected an Israeli request for military equipment and support to attack Iran's
nuclear facilities, local daily Ha'aretz reported.
Lior Avon, spokeswoman for Defense Ministry, told
Xinhua on telephone that she never heard about the rejection. Full story
TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) - Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said on Tuesday that the Iranian armed forces are ready to counter any surprise attack by the enemies with a crushing response, the official IRNA news agency reported.
The vigilant Iranian armed forces are now monitoring all military movements in the region round the clock, Najjar was quoted as saying. Full story
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad looks on as he waits for his Algerian counterpart Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Tehran Aug. 11, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>
TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi Tuesday said Iran intends to continue nuclear talks with the West in a "constructive" atmosphere, the Press TV satellite channel reported.
Both Iran and the West are interested in continuing their negotiations, Qashqavi told a press conference in Tehran.
