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Iranian DM: Iran Is A Regional Superpower

In an interview with Russian TV, Iranian Defense Minister Mustafa Mohammad Najjar said that Iran was a regional superpower power that could not be defeated.

He said that the presence of foreign forces in Afghanistan, and NATO's trend towards spreading eastward, were a challenge for Iran.

He added that the U.S. plan to deploy antimissile defense systems was a threat to Russia, not Iran.

Source: Mehr, Iran, February 21, 2009

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