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| Iran 'to target Israel, US bases' | Iran 'to target Israel, US bases' |
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| Iran will target "the heart of Israel" and 32 US bases in the Gulf if they launch an attack on Iran, an Iranian official has warned. | Iran will target "the heart of Israel" and 32 US bases in the Gulf if they launch an attack on Iran, an Iranian official has warned. |
| The Iranian response would come "before the dust from this attack has settled", Mojtaba Zolnour said. | The Iranian response would come "before the dust from this attack has settled", Mojtaba Zolnour said. |
| Mr Zolnour is a representative of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to the elite Revolutionary Guards. | Mr Zolnour is a representative of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to the elite Revolutionary Guards. |
| His comments come amid fears that Iran could be attacked by the US and Israel over its nuclear programme. | His comments come amid fears that Iran could be attacked by the US and Israel over its nuclear programme. |
| They also followed Iran's testing, earlier this week, of missiles capable of hitting Israel. | |
| Tehran denies Western claims that it is seeking to build a nuclear weapon. | Tehran denies Western claims that it is seeking to build a nuclear weapon. |
| It has repeatedly rejected demands to halt enriching uranium, which can be used as fuel for power plants or material for weapons if refined to a greater degree. | It has repeatedly rejected demands to halt enriching uranium, which can be used as fuel for power plants or material for weapons if refined to a greater degree. |
| The European Union imposed new sanctions on Iran in June. | The European Union imposed new sanctions on Iran in June. |
| But it has offered a package of incentives to persuade Iran to suspend uranium enrichment. | But it has offered a package of incentives to persuade Iran to suspend uranium enrichment. |
| Iran has said it is prepared to negotiate with major world powers, but insisted the talks must address Iran's nuclear rights. | Iran has said it is prepared to negotiate with major world powers, but insisted the talks must address Iran's nuclear rights. |