Iran has developed a new weapon to shoot...

"Our enemies should not imagine that if their Apache choppers have shown a mighty and desirable performance in Iraq and Afghanistan, they can show the same might and power in any possible aggression against Iran. We will certainly put an end to the power of their Apaches through our measures," Fars quoted Col. Nasser Arab-Beigi of Iran"s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps.

The official did not specify the type of the weapon Iran is manufacturing to shoot down Apache helicopters.

The United States and Israel have refused to rule out military action against Iran if diplomacy fails to resolve the dispute over Tehran"s nuclear program.

In a further rise in tensions, Iran hit out on Tuesday at U.S. plans to boost Gulf defenses.

Parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani called the move to deploy ships with missile-targeting abilities off Iran"s coast and anti-missile systems in the Gulf states of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates "a new political trick

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