‘US, West unable to attack Iran’

A senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has dismissed French President Nikolas Sarkozy’s recent threats, saying the US and the West are incapable of military attacking Iran.

Referring to Sarkozy’s recent remarks, IRGC Deputy Commander Brigadier General Yadollah Javani said on Sunday that using the language of threat against Iran is nothing new.

He added that Iran’s enemies have always ignored the realities and used threats, particularly about Iran’s nuclear program, Fars News Agency reported.

“Today, Iran has the ability to defend itself and when you look at Western scientific circles and strategic centers ….they say attacking Iran would be a grave mistake as it is able to defend itself,” Javani said.

Sarkozy had warned last Wednesday that Iran’s alleged attempts to build long-range missiles and “nuclear weapons” could lead unnamed countries to launch a pre-emptive attack.

“Its military nuclear and ballistic ambitions constitute a growing threat that may lead to a preventive attack against Iranian sites that would provoke a major crisis that France wants to avoid at all costs,” the French president had said.

Sarkozy’s accusations against Iran comes as the International Atomic Energy Agency has conducted numerous inspections of Iranian nuclear facilities but has never found any evidence indicating that Iran’s civilian nuclear program has diverted towards nuclear weapons production.