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"Iran is not a nation to sit still and just observe threats from fragile materialist powers which are being eaten by worms from inside," Ayatollah Khamenei told students at a Tehran military college on Thursday.
"Anyone who harbors any thought of invading the Islamic Republic of Iran - or even if the thought crosses their mind - should be prepared to receive strong blows and the steel fists of the military, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and the Basij (volunteer) force, backed by the entire Iranian nation," he said.
"Iran will respond with full force to any aggression or even threats in a way that will demolish the aggressors from within", he added.
The Leader said the message was directed at Iran's enemies, "specially America and its stooges as well as its police dog in the region the Zionist regime (Israel)".
Yet, the Supreme Leader reiterated that Iran did not intend to invade any country.
The remarks by the Supreme Leader followed threats last week from Israel that air strikes could be in the offing against Iran. Israeli President Shimon Peres said last weekend that such action was becoming "more and more likely"
Earlier this week, Israel and the United States dictated a report to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Chief Yukiya Amano on Iran to find a pretext for intensifying war rhetoric on the Islamic Republic.
Once the report was released, not only Iran, but also many world states, including Russia, China and the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) member states, strongly rejected it and blasted the UN nuclear watchdog chief for acting as a White House proxy.
Iran also said that it would not budge "an iota" from its peaceful atomic activities
Israel and its close ally the United States accuse Iran of seeking a nuclear weapon, while they have never presented any corroborative document to substantiate their allegations. Both Washington and Tel Aviv possess advanced weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear warheads.
Speculation that Israel could bomb Iran mounted since a big Israeli air drill three years ago. In the first week of June, 2008, 100 Israeli F-16 and F-15 fighters reportedly took part in an exercise over the eastern Mediterranean and Greece, which was interpreted as a dress rehearsal for a possible attack on Iran's nuclear installations.
Originally posted by templar knight
It's like two schoolboys in a playground "My brother is bigger than your brother".
Originally posted by templar knight
There is so much speculation at the moment from the hawks e.g. Debka. This will just get louder and louder until 1) Israel bombs Iran or 2) Iran gets its own bomb. It's like two schoolboys in a playground "My brother is bigger than your brother".
I suspect that Israel are posturing so much is that they may not go through with the bombing.
"Iran is not a nation to sit still and just observe threats from fragile materialist powers which are being eaten by worms from inside," Ayatollah Khamenei told students at a Tehran military college on Thursday.
"Iran will respond with full force to any aggression or even threats in a way that will demolish the aggressors from within", he added.