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Iran to Launch War Games

Posted Sep 7, 08 12:01 PM CDT in World 

(Newser) – Iran’s military will start 3 days of war games tomorrow amid talk of a US or Israeli attack on its nuclear facilities, which Israel and the West say may house weapons operations, Reuters reports. The “maneuvers” will involve anti-aircraft defense systems, Iranian media said, and are meant to to train troops and “test new weapons and defense plans.”

Iran says the facilities are for generating electricity and rejects the idea of a US or Israeli attack on them. It also denies reports that it purchased an advanced anti-aircraft missile system from Russia.

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks at a ceremony in Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, south of Tehran, April, 9, 2007.   (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)
Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili speaks at a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, July 19, 2008.   (AP Photo)
A security man stands next to an anti-aircraft gun while a soldier stands in the foreground at Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, south of Tehran, April 9, 2007.   (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)
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