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To: peter a. pedroli who wrote (120123)	12/30/2000 9:00:46 PM
From: peter a. pedroli	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

what a party we are going to have because of BILLY's foreign policy Iran Threatens Retaliation on Israel The Associated Press Saturday, Dec. 30, 2000; 9:06 a.m. EST KUWAIT –– If Israel were to attack Syria or Lebanon, Iran would retaliate in an "astounding and unexpected" way, Iran's defense minister said in remarks published Saturday. In an interview with the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Watan, Rear Adm. Ali Shamkhani said Iran would not leave its "strategic ally Syria" or Lebanon to face Israeli attacks alone. "This is very normal and our response would be astounding and unexpected," he said. Shamkhani did not say what form the retaliation might take, but added that "not all what is known could be said, and not all what is said is reported." Israel has threatened to take action against Syria if the violence along the Lebanese-Israeli border continues. Syria is the main power broker in Lebanon, where it stations some 30,000 troops, and Iran is the principal backer of Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas. Lebanese civilians throw stones at Israeli troops on the other side of the border fence almost daily, sometimes provoking the soldiers to shoot. In October, Hezbollah guerrillas crossed the border and kidnapped three Israeli soldiers. Last month, the guerrillas planted a roadside bomb that killed an Israeli soldier. Iran has built several missiles, including the Shahab-3, whose reported range of 810 miles is sufficient to reach Israel. The United States condemned a July test of the missile. © Copyright 2000 The Associated Press