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	Shamkhani says Iran ready to test Shahab-3 again
		Tehran, Sept 8, IRNA -- Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani stressed that Iran`s recent test of Shahab-3 missile was successful, saying his ministry is ready to test it again `in the presence of observers`.
		Shamkhani stressed that the Defense Ministry was confident of the successful test even before it was conducted.
		Shamkhani said last month that Iran has now achieved an `effective deterrent power` to confront its enemies in the region.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/iran/2004/iran-040907-irna01.htm (646 words)

	IRVAJ English - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Shamkhani stated that there was no need for Iranian security forces to be present in Iraq, adding: We believe in a secure and stable Iraq which respects the desires of its own people and which has a culture similar to our own.
		Shamkhani pointed out that Ashianeh Fajr was among the largest steel shelters in the region, pointing out: The steel shelter was constructed by using the internal resources of the Defence Ministry and the government did not have to allocate a budget to the construction of the steel shelter.
		Shamkhani said that the country's market was a power which must not be put at the disposal of foreigners, continuing: The market must be controlled by internal elements because this will lead to the creation of technology, jobs and wealth.
	www.iranvajahan.net /cgi-bin/news.pl?l=en&y=2003&m=12&d=09&a=4 (1658 words)

	More than Don Quixote
		Iran's Defense Minister, Ali Shamkhani, is seen by certain experts as the Islamic Republic's true Don Quixote.
		Shamkhani is as able and cruel a politician as he is a weapons' guru.
		Those Gulf States, in the fundamentalist vision of the mullahs, are "ripe" fruits to fall one after the other, to the mercy of their version of Islam, were it not for the US presence in the Gulf.
	www.intellectualconservative.com /article3112.html (749 words)

	Shamkhani criticizes Khatami for "factional strife" - Press
		Shamkhani dismissed as unreasonable the calls that he has been told by the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to bid for elections.
		Shamkhani also said that he is not affiliated to any party or grouping.
		Shamkhani described Khatami as his "most sincere friend," noting, nonetheless, it was necessary to "act with concrete measures, not with slogans" and "partisan management."
	www.payvand.com /news/01/may/1105.html (548 words)

	World Tribune.com: Egypt
		Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani outlined his ministry's plans in a hearing on Tuesday in parliament.
		Shamkhani said Iran had not reached a sufficient level of deterrence against its neighbors and enemies in the region.
		Shamkhani said Iran would also continue to upgrade weaponry as well as produce systems that focus on range, precision and firepower.
	www.worldtribune.com /worldtribune/WTARC/2001/me_iran_08_23.html (283 words)

	Middle East Newsline - Area News - Updated Daily
		After he was trounced in the elections, Shamkhani announced he would continue as defense minister.
		Shamkhani is regarded as the architect of Iran's missile and nuclear projects -- areas that have escaped presidential authority.
		"Shamkhani is the first minister to lose his seat, since in the run-up to the June 8 presidential polls he revealed his opposition to Khatami's policies," Tose'eh said.
	www.menewsline.com /stories/2001/july/07_06_5.html (203 words)

	AP: Iran achieves solid fuel technology - Boston.com - Middle East - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Iran's Defence Minister, rear admiral, Ali Shamkhani, speaks to the media at the conclusion of the cabinet meeting, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, July 27, 2005.
		Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani told The Associated Press that Iran has made an "important step forward" in developing the technology, which provides the Islamic Republic with the ability to fire solid-fuel ballistic missiles like the Shahab-3.
		Last November, Shamkhani said Iran was able to mass produce the Shahab-3 missile.
	www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/07/27/ap_iran_achieves_solid_fuel_technology (490 words)

	Recreating Culture of Self-Sacrifice Essential: Shamkhani
		TEHRAN, September 24 (Mehr News Agency) – Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani said here on Monday that in light of the current situation in the country and the upcoming Seventh Majlis elections, recreating the culture of self-sacrifice is essential.
		Shamkhani, speaking live on television on the occasion of Sacred Defense Week, said that political activists should adopt an attitude of self-sacrifice and focus all their hostility and vengeance on the enemy.
		Shamkhani said that during the time of the Sacred Defense military equipment had to be imported, but now, through the efforts of Iranian defense industry experts, military equipment is produced in
	www.mehrnews.com /en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=26532 (186 words)

	israelinsider: security: Iran warns Israel against striking at its nuclear reactor
		Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani warned of a harsh response to an Israeli preemptive strike on Iran's nuclear reactor.
		Shamkhani said he wasn't worried about the possibility of an Israeli preemptive strike on the nuclear plant being built, with the aid of Russian experts, near the Persian Gulf port of Bushehr.
		Military sources in Israel said that Shamkhani's interview proved, once again, that Iran's long-range missiles and its development of nuclear capabilities were not for self-defense purposes, but rather targeted at Israel's destruction.
	www.israelinsider.com /channels/security/articles/sec_0189.htm (714 words)

	Iran Focus-Iran to upgrade deterrent defense capability: DM - Iran (General) - News
		TEHRAN - Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani said Tuesday that Iran was to upgrade its deterrent defense capability to ward off foreign threats, the official IRNA news agency reported.
		Shamkhani made the comments in a message on the sixth anniversary of the founding of Iran's Organization of Aerospace Industries due on Wednesday.
		Shamkhani stressed that national security can not be maintained without having necessary strategic and military facilities.
	www.iranfocus.com /modules/news/article.php?storyid=653 (243 words)

	The Jewish Journal Of Greater Los Angeles
		Iran’s Defense Minister, Ali Shamkhani, 49-year-old Guards commander-turned-rear admiral, announced two weeks ago yet another successful test of the country’s Shahab-3 missile, capable of carrying an 800 kilogram conventional or NBC (nuclear, biological or chemical) warhead 1,200 kilometers away.
		Iran’s spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, accused the United States of "shamelessly" massacring the Shiite population in Najaf, in spite of its preaching democratic values.
		Shamkhani told the al-Jazeera satellite television network on Aug. 18: "America is not the only one present in the region.
	www.jewishjournal.com /home/print.php?id=12819 (844 words)

	Middle East Online
		Shamkhani's comments came hours ahead of an emergency meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over Iran's resumption on Monday of ultra-sensitive uranium conversion activities after a nine month suspension.
		Although Shamkhani judged it "probable" that Iran would be sent to the UN Security Council over its nuclear programme, he predicted that this would not be happening in the immediate aftermath of Tuesday's meeting.
		Shamkhani, who is in his last days in government ahead of the announcement of a new administration by new President Mahmood Ahmadinejad, is seen as a marginal figure in the nuclear issue.
	www.middle-east-online.com /English?id=14233 (317 words)

	Pravda.RU Iran's Defense Minister wished to visit Russia only after Israel premier's visit
		Shamkhani's visit to Russia was scheduled for September, but it was delayed several times 'pursuant to the wish expressed from Iran.' The reason for those delays was the Minister's unwillingness to visit Russia's capital at the same time with Israel's premier Ariel Sharon.
		Ali Shamkhani plans to have meetings with the Russian colleague Igor Ivanov, with the Security Council Secretary Vladimir Rushaylo and with the administrative board of the Russian defense company Rosoboronexport.
		Shamkhani's visit to Russia was scheduled for September, but it was delayed several times More details...
	newsfromrussia.com /politics/2001/10/01/16743.html (1774 words)

	USATODAY.com - Iranian defense minister: No country can attack us (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Shamkhani, speaking Monday at a technology conference, said Iran did not fear the United States, which has already toppled the fundamentalist Taliban in Afghanistan and dictator Saddam Hussein in Iraq.
		Shamkhani's defiant stance came the same day President Bush said on NBC's Today show that he wants to resolve a potential nuclear threat from Iran through diplomacy.
		Shamkhani has repeatedly said Iran is constantly improving the range and accuracy of its missiles in response to efforts by Israel to upgrade its missile systems.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-01-18-us-iran_x.htm?csp=34 (567 words)

	IranReporter - Story Page
		Vice Admiral Ali Shamkhani, Iran's defence minister and the biggest surprise among the 10 candidates contesting the presidential election next month, went public with his programme on Tuesday, presenting himself as a man of action who could unite squabbling factions.
		Mr Shamkhani stressed his distinguished military career and his position of minister of Revolutionary Guards in the 1980-88 war with Iraq, when two of his brothers were killed.
		Mr Shamkhani defended the decision of the conservative judiciary to close down certain pro-reform publications, and evaded questions on the limits of political freedom.
	www.iranreporter.com /story.asp?id=99 (430 words)

	IRAN SEEKS EXPANDING MILITARY PRESENCE IN CENTRAL ASIA
		Shamkhani at the same time stressed that the tri-lateral co-operation was posing no threat against any neighbouring country.
		Shamkhani held extensive talks with the Tajik President Emomali Rahmanov, Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov and his counterpart Shirali Kheyrollayev, centering on bilateral co-operation in defence and military domains.
		Shamkhani is scheduled to accompany Hojjatoleslam Khatami during his visit to Moscow on Monday, during which Iran-Russia military co-operation and Afghan crisis will be discussed.
	www.iran-press-service.com /articles_2001/mar_2001/iran_tajikistan_defence_10301.htm (672 words)

	BBC News \| MIDDLE EAST \| Iran pledges Gulf co-operation
		Iran's Defence Minister, Ali Shamkhani, has begun a landmark visit to Saudi Arabia to build confidence ahead of talks on a bilateral security pact.
		At a joint news conference Mr Shamkhani and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Sultan, pledged to work for stronger regional co-operation and better relations between Iran and the United Arab Emirates.
		Mr Shamkhani, is expected to meet Saudi Arabia's King Fahd, while the high-level delegation, including navy commander Abbas Mohtaq and senior commanders of the Pasdaran, the elite Revolutionary Guards, will visit Saudi military bases.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/middle_east/725419.stm (506 words)

	[Islam-Online- Top News]
		RIYADH, April 23 (AFP)-Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani said Sunday that cooperation in the fields of security and defense will be the main topics of discussion during his groundbreaking visit to Saudi Arabia.
		Shamkhani said discussions with his Saudi counterpart Prince Sultan bin Abdel Aziz will essentially deal with security and stability in the region and ways in which a "comprehensive security system could be applied."
		Shamkhani's visit will be the first by an Iranian defense minister to Saudi Arabia in the 21 years of the Islamic republic, amid improving ties and Iran's efforts to draw closer to the Gulf states.
	www.islamonline.net /iol-english/dowalia/news-2000-April-24/topnews6.asp (358 words)

	Shia News \| Asia \| Iran's defense minister in Moscow to sign new arms deals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Iranian Defense Minister Rear-Admiral Ali Shamkhani arrived in Moscow to negotiate new weapons deals which are believed to be worth about 300 million dollars a year.
		Before his departure, Shamkhani told a press conference in Tehran that during his visit, he would discuss bilateral military issues including signing arms deals, developments in the Caspian Sea as well as possible U.S. military strikes against Afghanistan.
		Shamkhani was due to visit russia in early september, but postponed his trip because it overlapped with a Moscow visit by Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
	www.shianews.com /hi/asia/news_id/0001319.php (538 words)

	Defense minister: Iran faces no military threat - Irna (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Shamkhani said the new EU3 proposal submitted to Iran was "insulting and humiliating" and what they demanded from Iran was to end its enrichment activities, commitment to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and adoption of the NPT additional protocol.
		Elsewhere in his remarks, Shamkhani said Iran is not afraid of possible referral of its case to the UN Security Council.
		Concerning Iran's missile activities, Shamkhani said Shahab-3 missile is not a threat to any specific country and has merely been developed to repel possible threats.
	www.irna.ir /en/news/view/menu-236/0508098545173024.htm (419 words)

	Iran Focus-Iranian DM refutes US claim of nuclear tests - Nuclear - News
		TEHRAN - Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani on Wednesday dismissed the US claim that nuclear tests have been conducted in the Parchin region in Iran, the official IRNA news agency reported.
		Such claims are not unprecedented on the part of the United States," Shamkhani was quoted as saying.
		Shamkhani also poked fun at the US intelligence system, referring to its failure to prevent the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the abuse of war prisoners in Iraq.
	www.iranfocus.com /modules/news/article.php?storyid=396 (207 words)

	Iran Warns Of Preemptive Strike To Prevent Attack On Nuclear Sites \| EnergyBulletin.net \| Peak Oil News Clearinghouse
		Some military commanders in Iran are convinced that preventive operations which the Americans talk about are not their monopoly," Shamkhani told Al-Jazeera TV when asked if Iran would respond to an American attack on its nuclear facilities.
		Shamkhani, who was asked about the possibility of an American or Israeli strike against Iran`s atomic power plant in Bushehr, added: "We will consider any strike against our nuclear installations as an attack on Iran as a whole, and we will retaliate with all our strength.
		Shamkhani told Al-Jazeera it was not possible "from a practical standpoint" to destroy Iran`s nuclear programs because they are the product of national skills "which cannot be eliminated by military means."
	www.energybulletin.net /1679.html (824 words)

	Inquiry and Analysis Series - No. 58
		His power stems from the military establishment and from several right-wing groups that have already announced their support of him, in spite of his membership in Khatami's cabinet.
		Ali Fallahian is not supported by the ICS due to his extreme [rightist] views.
		Furthermore, he assessed that the conservatives would support Shamkhani's candidacy, "not publicly," for his candidacy was planned by the highest political authorities.
	www.memri.org /bin/articles.cgi?Page=countries&Area=iran&ID=IA5801 (1360 words)

	Special Dispatch Series - No. 502
		In an interview with the conservative Iranian daily Siasat-e Rouz in February 2003, Iranian Defense Minister 'Ali Shamkhani spoke of Iran's defense doctrine.
		Shamkhani: "There are turning points in the defense policy of countries in the Middle East.
		Defense Minister 'Ali Shamkhani also stressed the importance of the Gulf for the security of Iran in an interview with the London Arabic-language daily Al-Quds Al-Arabi, in which he said that Iranian defense policy was diligently focused on developing defense cooperation with all the Gulf states.
	www.memri.org /bin/articles.cgi?Area=iran&ID=SP50203 (893 words)

	IRAN RUSSIA TO INK MILITARY PURCHASE AND AGREEMENT
		MOSCOW First of October (IPS) Iranian Defence Minister Rear-Admiral Ali Shamkhani arrived in Moscow on Monday to negotiate new weapons deals which are believed to be worth about 300 million dollars a year.
		Shamkhani’s laconic answer to this questions means that Iran would not oppose limited use of its airspace by American and allied jets, as it did during the US-led war on Iraq in 1990, at which Tehran had observed neutrality.
		Shamkhani said attacks by the United States against Afghanistan would undermine the peace and stability in the region, cause the floods of Afghan refugees seeking shelter in Iran and jeopardize the regional security.
	www.iran-press-service.com /articles_2001/oct_2001/iran_russia__military_11001.htm (1294 words)

	Iran confirms it tested medium-range missile
		State television quoted Defense Minister Rear Adm. Ali Shamkhani as saying that the missile with a range of 800 miles was tested on Wednesday by Iranian experts "without any foreign support."
		Shamkhani gave no other details as to what type of missile was tested and where.
		Following the tests, Shamkhani congratulated Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who also is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
	www.recordonline.com /1998/07/26/iran26.htm (278 words)

	Iran Daily (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Shamkhani arrived in the Algerian capital early on Saturday at the invitation of President Bouteflika who is also the country’s defense minister.
		Shamkhani said diplomatic relations between Tehran and Algiers in economic, political and cultural fields are at an “acceptable level“ which, in turn, have further bolstered military and defense cooperation.
		Elsewhere in his remarks, Shamkhani denounced double standards adopted by arrogant world powers toward such issues as terrorism, nuclear energy and human rights which have escalated security crises worldwide.
	www.iran-daily.com /1384/2241/html/national.htm (1759 words)

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		Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani was quoted by state-run radio Thursday as saying that the explosion was not an attack, but that any hostile action would result in Iranian military action.
		Iran said the explosion, near the southwestern port city of Deylam, about 110 miles from the Bushehr nuclear facility, was the result of construction work.
		On Wednesday, Iran's Intelligence Minister Ali Yunesi publicly confirmed for the first time that the United States has been flying surveillance drones over Iran's airspace to spy on its nuclear and military facilities.
	www.michaelmoore.com /words/index.php?id=1458 (587 words)

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