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World: Iran promises to enter fray if Israel attacks Syria
The Associated Press
KUWAIT (December 30, 2000 9:49 a.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) - If
Israel were to attack Syria or Lebanon, Iran promised it would retaliate in
an "astounding and unexpected" way, Iran's defense minister said in remarks
published Saturday.
In an interview with the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Watan, Rear Adm. Ali Shamkhani
said Iran would not leave its "strategic ally Syria" or Lebanon to face
Israeli attacks alone.
"This is very normal and our response would be astounding and unexpected,"
he said.
Shamkhani did not say what form the retaliation might take, but added that
"not all what is known could be said, and not all what is said is reported."
Israel has threatened to take action against Syria if the violence along the
Lebanese-Israeli border continues. Syria is the main power broker in
Lebanon, where it stations some 30,000 troops, and Iran is the principal
backer of Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas.
Lebanese civilians throw stones at Israeli troops on the other side of the
border fence almost daily, sometimes provoking the soldiers to shoot. In
October, Hezbollah guerrillas crossed the border and kidnapped three Israeli
soldiers. Last month, the guerrillas planted a roadside bomb that killed an
Israeli soldier.
Iran has built several missiles, including the Shahab-3, whose reported
range of 810 miles is sufficient to reach Israel. The United States
condemned a July test of the missile.
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