Topic: U.S. Warned Against Attack

Washington Times
September 5, 2007
Pg. 13

TEHRAN — Iran yesterday issued a stark warning to the United States over the danger of a military attack, saying Washington could never foresee the size of its response against U.S. troops in the region.
"The U.S. will face three problems if it attacks Iran. Firstly, it does not know the volume of our response," said Gen. Rahim Yahya Safavi, the new special military adviser to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
"Also, it cannot evaluate the vulnerability of its 200,000 troops in the region since we have accurately identified all of their camps," added Gen. Safavi, who stepped down last week as head of the elite Revolutionary Guards.
Gen. Safavi also warned over how Iran's reaction to a U.S. attack could affect Israel and the crude oil supply from the world fourth-largest producer.