Iran warns against attacks on country: Army officer

An Iranian army officer, Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili on Friday warned enemies against any aggression on Iranian borders, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Commander of the Iranian Khatam-ul-Anbia Air Defense Headquarters, Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili said that if the enemies think of any aggression on the country, Iran will confront them strongly, said the report.

Esmaili called on Iranian forces to remain vigilant and alert.

Managing Director of West Europe Division of Iran's Foreign Ministry, Hassan Tajik, Thursday described French President Nicolas Sarkozy's remarks on Iran's nuclear program as "unreal claims" and "should be avoided," the state IRIB TV reported.

According to the reports, Sarkozy said Wednesday that Iran's ambitions to build long-range ballistic missiles and its "military nuclear program" may provoke some countries to launch a preventive attack against Iran's military and nuclear sites. Sarkozy said that Iran should consider "to negotiate seriously" with the international community over its controversial nuclear program.

"Any remarks which are based on unreal data can lead to an instability of the region," Hassan Tajik was quoted as saying.

"Making such remarks (like those of Sarkozy) should be avoided, " and the realities should be considered, the Iranian foreign ministry official was quoted as saying.

"As it has been announced before, Iran's nuclear activities are completely peaceful and the reports of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are the proof for this," Tajik added.

Israel and the United States have refused to rule out the possibilities of adopting military action against Iran's nuclear sites.

The West suspects that Iran's uranium enrichment may be meant for producing nuclear weapons, which has been denied by Iran, insisting that its nuclear program is only for peaceful purpose.