TEHRAN, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- If the United States attacks Iran over its nuclear activities, it would suffer dire consequences, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Tuesday.
On Sunday, Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the U.S. military is prepared to risk a military confrontation to stop Iran from building nuclear weapons, but expressed concern about possible repercussions of such action, Iran's government-backed Press TV reported.