Defense

Iran issues another threat

The stakes are growing as the war of words grows. Iran\'s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday Iran would retaliate over Western-backed oil sanc...

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February 6, 2012 11:13 am

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The stakes are growing as the war of words grows. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday Iran would retaliate over Western-backed oil sanctions and any threat of attack, after Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta was cited as saying he feared a possible Israeli strike as early as April. Khamenei’s speech marked the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution on Friday.