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Dann deutete Rafsandschani auf die Drohungen Israels gegen Iran hin und sagte: Wenn Israel eine Dummheit begeht, wird Iran ihm eine Antwort geben, so dass er seine Tat bereut.

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Tehran, Dec 22 - Chairman of the Expediency Council (EC) Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani here on Sunday played down the recent Israeli threats to attack Iran, stressing that Iran's response would be very strong.

Rafsanjani, in an interview with the Saudi daily `al-Riyadh', said Israel's attacks would bear no result, and vowed that the Islamic Republic would strongly respond to any possible Israeli blitz.

"If Israel takes an `unwise' measure to attack Iran, it will not be able to do an important thing, and will receive a response that would make it regret what it has done," he said.

Rafsanjani's remarks follow those by Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz on Sunday that Israel may take military action to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities.

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"He made a damn mistake," the Iranian president retorted with a smile, when asked to comment on the statements made by Shaul Mofaz who had been cited as saying that 'the necessary steps will be taken if a decision is made to destroy Iran's nuclear capability'.

Khatami also said, "America is not in a position to realize its threats against Iran and Syria".

"If America manages to pull out safe from the storm which it has started in Iraq, it will be acknowledged as having done a great job," he added.

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