Just lurking through Google News and boy I'm thinking we might as well prepare for nuclear annihilation...
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[DIV class=noLinks id=pageTitle][H1]Iran threatens nuclear reprisals[/H1][DIV id=promoTopRight]From: Reuters [/DIV][DIV id=storyAuthor][DIV id=storyAuthorName]By Mark Heinrich And Parisa Hafezi in Vienna[/DIV]
March 09, 2006 [/DIV][DIV class=line10]
IRAN warned the United States it could inflict "harm and pain" to match whatever punishment Washington persuaded the UN Security Council to dole out for Tehran's refusal to give up atomic research.[/DIV][/DIV][DIV id=storyBody]"So if the United States wishes to choose that path, let the ball roll," Tehran national security official j-avad Vaeedi said. Diplomats said the Security Council would probably start debating Iran next week. Its first move is likely to be urging Tehran to halt nuclear fuel work and cooperate with UN inspectors, without setting a deadline or threatening action.
Iran, the world's No.4 oil provider, also said it would review its oil export policy should the council tackle its case, which EU powers said was now inevitable as Tehran had flouted demands to prove it was not secretly seeking atom bombs.
"The United States may have the power to cause harm and pain but it is also susceptible to harm and pain," Mr Vaeedi said.
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