Ahmadinejad: No one dares attack Iran
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April 19, 2010, Monday
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IRANIAN President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday extolled Iran's military might during an annual army parade, saying the country is so powerful today that no one would dare attack it.
The parade in Tehran showcased Iran's surface-to-surface Ghadr, Sajjil and Shahab-3 missiles, which have a range of up to 2,000 kilometers that puts Israel and United States bases in the region within Iran's reach.
The Shahab-3 missile is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
It has been a source for Western concerns along with Iran's controversial uranium enrichment program, which the Western countries fear masks ambitions for an atomic bomb.
"Today, our armed forces have so much power that no enemy will harbor evil thoughts about laying its hands on Iranian territory," Ahmadinejad said at the National Army Day parade.
Ahmadinejad also urged the United States to stop supporting Israel and to dismantle the US military presence in the Middle East and Afghanistan.
Iran sees American troops there as a threat, and Ahmadinejad reiterated his allegations that the US presence is the source of the region's instability.
"They have to leave our region, this is not a request, it is an order from the nations of the region. It is the will of the regional nations," he said. "If they are interested in helping the security of the region, they have to dismantle their military presence in the region and stop supporting Israel."
Iran launched an arms development program during its 1980-88 war with Iraq to compensate for a US weapons embargo.
Since 1992, Iran has produced its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles and fighter planes.
The parade in Tehran showcased Iran's surface-to-surface Ghadr, Sajjil and Shahab-3 missiles, which have a range of up to 2,000 kilometers that puts Israel and United States bases in the region within Iran's reach.
The Shahab-3 missile is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
It has been a source for Western concerns along with Iran's controversial uranium enrichment program, which the Western countries fear masks ambitions for an atomic bomb.
"Today, our armed forces have so much power that no enemy will harbor evil thoughts about laying its hands on Iranian territory," Ahmadinejad said at the National Army Day parade.
Ahmadinejad also urged the United States to stop supporting Israel and to dismantle the US military presence in the Middle East and Afghanistan.
Iran sees American troops there as a threat, and Ahmadinejad reiterated his allegations that the US presence is the source of the region's instability.
"They have to leave our region, this is not a request, it is an order from the nations of the region. It is the will of the regional nations," he said. "If they are interested in helping the security of the region, they have to dismantle their military presence in the region and stop supporting Israel."
Iran launched an arms development program during its 1980-88 war with Iraq to compensate for a US weapons embargo.
Since 1992, Iran has produced its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles and fighter planes.
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