Commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps underlined his troops preparedness to stand up to any kind of aggression, warning that IRGC will reciprocate aggressions with a crushing response.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad voiced preparedness here on Wednesday to attend open debates with former Presidents Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Seyed Mohammad Khatami, his main rivals on the scene of politics.

Iran’s Economy Minister Davoud Danesh Jafari described the Untied States’ sanctions against his country’s banks as a maneuver serving propaganda purposes.