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Summary Iran will respond to Israeli or US attack against its nuclear sites with proportionate reaction.
It was expressed by the military adviser to the countrys supreme leader Ali Khamenei said on Saturday.General Yahya Rahim Safavi, quoted by Fars news agency, said however that such an attack was unlikely.Despite warnings from Washington and Israel that all options are on the table if negotiations between Iran and major powers on Tehrans controversial nuclear programme fail, conditions do not favour an assault, he said.They may be able start one but they can not end it and it remains in Irans hands, the general said.The domestic political, economic and social conditions in America and the Zionist regime are not such as to have a new war in the region, he said.US President Barack Obama wants to get re-elected in November; the cabinet of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a fragile one, he said.However, in case of an attack, we will act against their military operation smartly, proportional to any damage that they inflict on us.”Rahim Safavi warned that the whole of Israel was within range of the missiles of Hezbollah, Irans Shiite militia allies in Lebanon, and that US forces in the region were vulnerable.
