Iran pledged to deliver a "final reponse" to the U.S and other supporters of Israel during a religious ceremony next month, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported Thursday.
Iranian government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham said the message would be sent on Qods Day, held each year on the last Friday of Ramadan, and would arrive during a visit to the Palestinian territories by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Click here to read IRNA report.
"The US loses all opportunities to cooperate with regional and other world states by trying to support a regime (the Zionist regime) which is now at its weakest political and social position," Elham said according to IRNA.
Qods Day falls on October 12 this year.
2007-09-20 12:30:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
EDIT: This is the part that concerns me "and would arrive during a visit to the Palestinian territories by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice."
Arrive? How does an answer arrive somewhere?
2007-09-20 13:11:08 · update #1
I don't know... It sounds like they read too many comic books. I would take this as a threat...
I found this:International Qods Day reminds the world of the decades of Israeli oppression against an innocent and defenseless nation. The late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, designated the day.
http://www.iran.ru/eng/iran_news.php?act=news_by_id&_n=1&news_id=31506
And I read this yesterday:
Iran draws up plans to bomb Israel
TEHRAN, Iran - The deputy commander of Iran's air force said Wednesday that plans have been drawn up to bomb Israel if the Jewish state attacks Iran, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/018182.php
2007-09-20 12:36:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
All I know is that most Americans have no idea the lengths the U.S. and the U.N. went to to keep Israel out of the first Gulf War. Iran is at a state where they feel they are being backed into a corner, and will do just about anything to get out. Israel, along with a few other countries would not hesitate to turn that country to a big sheet of glass (what happens to sand during a nuclear explosion). Iran really needs to tread softly especially with the leader of Iran in the U.S.
2007-09-20 12:42:51 · answer #2 · answered by Mickey S 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it means that Iran is drawing a line in the sand, and saying that it is only willing to make certain concessions to the US -- in terms of how much the US is allowed to dictate orders to another independent sovereign country.
It's a political game of brinkmanship -- I don't believe for a moment that Iran would actually launch any kind of military offensive. They are belligerant, yes, but not suicidal.
2007-09-20 12:42:32 · answer #3 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Hmmm . . .
They would be silly to announce they have a nuke on that day, much less use one, unless they were insane.
They'd lose any element of surprise.
Then again, they may well be insane.
2007-09-20 12:33:45 · answer #4 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
OHH GOD!! PLEASE NOOO!!! NOO!!! ANYTHING BUT THAT!!!
WE REPENT AND PRAISE ALLAH!!
We're done for!! OH NO!! SPARE USS!!!
2007-09-20 12:42:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋