Iran's message to the west: back off or we retaliate
Ewen MacAskill and Simon Tisdall
Thursday February 2, 2006
The Guardian
Iran's foreign minister yesterday threatened immediate retaliation over a move to refer its nuclear activities to the United Nations security council in comments which deepen his country's confrontation with the international community.
In an interview with the Guardian - his first with western media - Manouchehr Mottaki accused the US of manufacturing the crisis and insisted there was still time to avoid a collision. But he warned that any military action by the US or Israel against Iran would have "severe consequences" and would be countered "by all means" at Iran's disposal.
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Thursday February 2, 2006
The Guardian
Iran's foreign minister yesterday threatened immediate retaliation over a move to refer its nuclear activities to the United Nations security council in comments which deepen his country's confrontation with the international community.
In an interview with the Guardian - his first with western media - Manouchehr Mottaki accused the US of manufacturing the crisis and insisted there was still time to avoid a collision. But he warned that any military action by the US or Israel against Iran would have "severe consequences" and would be countered "by all means" at Iran's disposal.
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