Beirut, Aug 22, Itar-Tass/ACSNA/IRNA -- Iranian Defense Minister Ali
Shamkhani has denied mass media reports saying his country might
deliver a preventive strike on potential aggressors, Foreign Ministry
spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi.
Asefi quoted Shamkhani as saying, "Tehran will never allow anyone
to invade Iran. If anyone is trying to attack us, we'll resist and
defend the interests of our country."
According to Asefi, Shamkhani stressed that Iran is ready to
defend its territorial integrity and its national interests.
On Friday, certain mass media, including American and Israeli
ones, quoted the Iranian minister as saying, "Whether anyone threaten
Iran's nuclear reactor in Bushehr, we can deliver a preventive
strike."
