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Posted on 12/03/2001 1:35:09 PM PST by My Favorite Headache

Iran condemns Israeli strikes, urges swift action TEHRAN, Iran (Reuters) - Iran condemned Israeli missile strikes on Palestinian targets Monday and called on the global community to move quickly to prevent what it called Israeli "terrorist" acts, the official news agency IRNA said.

It quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi as saying Israel was taking advantage of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan to "impose its iron-fist policy in the occupied territories."

He warned that "any Israeli atrocities" would only fan Muslim anger and contribute to the crisis in the region.

"Ignoring the Israeli intransigence has only encouraged the Zionist regime to increase its terrorist acts," Asefi said.

Israel launched air strikes on Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's helicopter compound in the Gaza Strip and on the West Bank city of Jenin in retaliation for Palestinian suicide bombings that killed 25 people in Israel over the weekend.

The surge of violence threatened to wreck a U.S. peace drive intended to help bolster Arab support for the U.S.-led anti-terror campaign in Afghanistan following the September 11 attacks on the United States.

Iran does not recognize the Jewish state and calls for its destruction.

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