
Reuters - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a military parade in Tehran on Tuesday Iran would “cut off the hands” of anyone who attacked the country.

Reuters - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a military parade in Tehran on Tuesday Iran would “cut off the hands” of anyone who attacked the country.

AFP - Iran’s growing influence in Latin America is a “potential risk” to the region, the newly-appointed head of the US Southern Command, General Douglas Fraser has warned.

AFP - Iran’s growing influence in Latin America is a “potential risk” to the region, the newly-appointed head of the US Southern Command, General Douglas Fraser has warned.

AFP - The US Defense Department on Tuesday rejected accusations from Iran that Washington was training “terrorists” in Iraq’s Kurdish region and countered that Tehran was meddling in Iraq.

Reuters - The completion of an Israeli strategic missile shield underwritten by the United States has been called into question as the budget-strapped Pentagon eyes a U.S. alternative.

AP - Using U.S. military might to coerce Iran to halt its nuclear program would yield only temporary results, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday, adding that sanctions make more sense.

Reuters - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday a strong Iranian military would help preserve stability in the Middle East, as Iran marked its armed forces’ day with a parade that appeared more muted than in the past.

AFP - The Defense Department on Monday sought to clarify comments made by the top US military officer on Iran’s atomic program a day after he said Tehran had enough nuclear material to make a bomb.

AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates accused Iran Tuesday of engaging in “subversive activity” in Latin America, saying it concerned him more than Russia’s recent naval forays in the region.