Iran Rattles The Sabers

Iran wants to announce that it is capable of attacking if attacked. In an article on VOAnews.com, top Iranian Air Force official Mohammad Alavi said that Iran has a plan to attack its neighbor if it is bombed. Iran has been seen as an international threat to stability lately, as its nuclear ambitions are no secret to the world.

The U.S. has recently had cooler relations with the Middle Eastern country, as U.S. leaders see Tehran's nuclear ambitions as a threat as serious as the North Korean nuclear fiasco.

World leaders were not silent, as both White House, Israeli and French leaders commented. The article lists an Israeli foreign ministry official as stating that both his country and the world community are taking seriously Iran's latest "threat." The article also quotes French as stating that "We must be prepared for the worst, and the worst is war." Egyptian officials noted that they desired no conflict with Iran, but also believed in Iran's right to use nuclear power, but for energy purposes. The two countries are not the warmest allies.