TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- An Iranian military leader says "World War III" will break out if the United States or Israel attacks his country.
Brig. Gen. Masoud Jazayeri, Iran's deputy chief of staff of the armed forces for cultural affairs, told the Iranian news agency IRNA the "extremist and expansionist" policies demonstrated by Washington in Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Caucuses have put the entire world in jeopardy and would lead to a third world war if Iran is attacked.
He added the "so-called leading countries" are failing and would "soon witness great developments."
At the same time, IRNA quoted Jazayeri as calling for peace and co-existance with the West.
"Teachings of Islam and the aspirations of the Islamic Revolution uphold peace and tranquility throughout the globe and are totally against war and escalation of tension being stirred by the U.S. and international Zionism," he said.
| Additional News Stories | |
NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (UPI) --
U.S. tennis great Andre Agassi bid farewell Wednesday night on "Late Show with David Letterman" to the mullet-style hairpiece he used to wear.
|
|
NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (UPI) --
Crude oil prices fell Thursday on the New York Mercantile Exchange to under $77 per barrel, despite the dollar's trend towards weakness.
|
|