Iran ready to react to any US strike anywhere: Ambassador

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 15:52 [IST]

Moscow, Feb 27 (UNI) Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Gholamreza Ansari today said if the United States was to attack Iran, Tehran will be able to give an adequate and decent response "anywhere".

"Should the US make the mistake of attacking Iran, I am certain that the Iranian people will teach them a good lesson," Interfax news agency quoted Ansari as saying.

"We will be able to retaliate, and I have no doubts that Iran will react in such a way immediately after the attack," he warned.

"At the same time, we do not put any limits on where we will hit. We may retaliate in any place," Ansari said.

UNI

Topics: SECURITY-IRAN-US

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