Baku. Ziya Agazade – APA. Iran’s Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said Tuesday that Western warships stationed in the Gulf are the “best targets†for the Islamic Republic if its nuclear sites are attacked, APA reports quoting Fars news agency as saying.
Iranian officials have repeatedly threatened to deliver a “crushing response†and hit US targets, including its bases in the Gulf and neighboring Iraq and Afghanistan, if Iran’s nuclear sites are attacked.
“Why are there so many warships there? The Westerners know these warships are the best targets for operations by Iran if they do anything against [us],†Vahidi told a conference entitled “Persian Gulf†in Tehran.
He also criticized the building of US bases in the region and Washington’s “unofficial presence in Yemen.â€
The US and its regional ally Israel, which accuse Iran of seeking atomic weapons under the guise of a civilian nuclear program, have never ruled out a military option to thwart Tehran’s nuclear drive.
Iran denies the charges and has continued to expand its nuclear program despite UN sanctions.
Iran threatens to hit Western warships in Gulf if attacked its nuclear sites
20 January 2010 02:39 (UTC +04:00)
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