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Last update - 11:33 27/01/2008 Iran vows to retaliate against U.S. bases in Gulf if U.S. attacks first By The Associated Press Tags: Iran  Iran's top military commander said Saturday that his forces would retaliate against American military bases in the Persian Gulf if they are involved in any possible future attack on Iran. General Mohammad Ali Jaafari, commander of the Iran's Revolutionary Guards, told Al-Jazeera television that it is Iran's natural right to respond if attacked by land or air. But he assured Arab Gulf countries - some of whom are home to U.S. military bases - that only American forces would come under counterattack. Advertisement "We realize that there is worry among neighboring countries - Muslim countries whose lands host U.S. military stations," Jaafari said. He spoke in Farsi, which the network dubbed over in Arabic. "However, if the U.S. launches a war against us, and if it uses these stations to attack Iran with missiles, then through the strength and precision of our own missiles, we are capable of targeting only the U.S. military forces who attack us," he told the station. On a recent visit to the Gulf countries, U.S. President George W. Bush branded Iran the leading state sponsor of terror, and said all options against Tehran remain on the table. Many of the Gulf's Sunni Arab states want Washington to keep Shiite Iran's ambitions in check, but are nervous about the impact of any military confrontation. The U.S. military has several bases in Arab countries including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Yemen. Many Gulf Arabs have expressed concern that those bases make them vulnerable to attack. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Officer convicted A military court convicts an IDF officer who led troops in a West Bank rampage. A different Anne Frank A Dutch Jewish condemns the distribution of a postcard of Anne Frank wearing kaffiyeh.   1.   What Haaretz didn`t say 03:12  |  Mark B. 27/01/08   2.   Iran playing with fire 04:08  |  Brod 27/01/08   3.   Iran`s vow 05:54  |  student 27/01/08   4.   Actually... 06:10  |  Yosemite 27/01/08   5.   2 word response 06:14  |  vik 27/01/08   6.   sarcasm on a serious issue 06:37  |  fadi 27/01/08   7.   I am so afraid of Iran 07:22  |  charro 27/01/08   8.   Same old story, always barking! no action! 07:41  |  Cristo 27/01/08   9.   IF US ATTACK first, I RAN cannot retaliate! WHY? 08:15  |  Cristo 27/01/08   10.   Stop Taking Testosterone Pills 09:32  |  Mark of Lewiston 27/01/08   11.   Persian Pride Goes Before A Caliphate Fall 09:47  |  Lavi 27/01/08   12.   for VIK 10:37  |  fadi 27/01/08   13.   for VIK... attempt #2 10:44  |  fadi 27/01/08   14.   americans will be wipe out from the persian gulf 10:49  |  iranian oil bourse 27/01/08   15.   Iran 11:49  |  Sherlock Holmes 27/01/08   16.   R.S.V.P. 11:55  |  Nach 27/01/08   17.   #4 Yosmite 12:00  |  Dav 27/01/08   18.   Iran is sabre rattling when it should be talking 12:05  |  Dror 27/01/08   19.   Iranian: Your Achilles Heel Is Your Ruling Cleric`s Valued ... 12:10  |  Lavi 27/01/08   20.   his dismissal notice should be on his desk now ! 13:28  |  v hardman 27/01/08   21.   #2 13:38  |  HASSAN 27/01/08   22.   Hassan #21 14:46  |  Brod 27/01/08   23.   #2 Brod, the armchair warrior 19:04  |  American 27/01/08   24.   #5 vic, another armchair warrior 19:07  |  American 27/01/08   25.   these sissyboys won`t do anything. 20:02  |  frenz 27/01/08   26.   RETALIATE..................WITH WHAT............??? 20:13  |  Robert 27/01/08   27.   iranian bourse # 14 20:13  |  frenz 27/01/08   28.   #23 `american,` yet another armchair warrior 20:21  |  frenz 27/01/08   29.   Robert of Tel Aviv - see Janes 23:05  |  Mark of Lewiston 27/01/08   30.   Frenz in Manchester 23:10  |  Mark of Lewiston 27/01/08   31.   Iranian Oil Bourse 23:12  |  Mark of Lewiston 27/01/08   32.   Mark Lewiston, I volunteer, if you`re going 04:17  |  Cristo 28/01/08

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