Iranian-designed and -built Ghiam-1 (Uprising-1) missile (file photo)
Iran Threatens Israel; New EU Sanctions Take Force -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Iran announced missile tests on Sunday and threatened to wipe Israel "off the face of the earth" if the Jewish state attacked it, brandishing some of its starkest threats on the day Europe began enforcing an oil embargo and harsh new sanctions.
The European sanctions - including a ban on imports of Iranian oil by EU states and measures that make it difficult for other countries to trade with Iran - were enacted earlier this year but mainly came into effect on July 1.
They are designed to break Iran's economy and force it to curb nuclear work that Western countries say is aimed at producing an atomic weapon. Reporting by Reuters has shown in recent months that the sanctions have already had a significant effect on Iran's economy.
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Update: Iran Threatens Israel With Home-Made Missiles - IRNA -- RIA Novosti
My Comment:I look forward to the day when they stop issuing threats .... but I suspect that this will not happen in my lifetime.
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