In an editorial, the Jomhouri-e Eslami daily emphasized that a freeze on uranium enrichment was a red line that Iran was not willing to cross.
The paper added that Iran was willing to negotiate with the 5+1 only if the latter recognizes its right to nuclear development.
Source: Jomhouri-e Eslami, Iran, July 6, 2008
Senior Iranian Officials Threaten Harsh Response If Iran Is Attacked
Senior IRGC official Mas'oud Jazayeri said that if Iran is attacked, it will strike at enemy interests worldwide. Ali Shirazi, representative of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in the IRGC navy, said that if Iran were attacked "Tel Aviv and the American warships in the Persian Gulf will be the first targets to go up in flames following Iran's crushing response."
Iranian Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari threatened that Iran would hike oil prices "to unanticipated heights" in the event of an attack, and Iranian army chief of staff Hassan Firouzabadi warned that if Iran's interests were in danger, it would use all its capabilities to defend itself, including closing the Straits of Hormuz.
Sources: Fars, Iran, July 8, 2008; Tehran Times, Iran, July 6, 2008, Fars, Iran, July 4-5, 2008
