US navy warned of 'suicide drones'
Pastor Dale Morgan
US navy warned of 'suicide drones'*
From correspondents in Tehran
February 11, 2007 07:31pm
Article from: Agence France-Presse
IRAN has built "suicide" drones capable of attacking US naval ships and
forcing them to leave Gulf waters, said a Revolutionary Guards commander
quoted by the semi-official news agency Mehr.
"We have built birds without passengers (drones) that can carry out
suicide operations on the US Navy, at any depth if necessary, to make
them leave the region in disgrace," said Ali Shoushtari, deputy
commander of the Guards' land forces.
Warning about a "defeat for the enemy", Shoushtari said: "Americans know
that if they confront the Islamic system, they wil not be secure in the
region or at home."
Last week Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed to hit back
at US interests worldwide if it attacked the Islamic republic to thwart
its nuclear programme.
In response, the White House said it has no plans to invade Iran, and
downplayed the significance of reinforcing the US military presence in
the Gulf region.
Iranian leaders have repeatedly said the country's armed forces are
ready for any eventuality in the current standoff with the West over its
nuclear activities.
The US accuses Iran of seeking a nuclear weapon. Tehran vehemently
denies the charges, insisting its atomic programme is for energy only.