IRAN UNVEILS UNMANNED BOMBER!

TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday inaugurated
the country's first domestically built unmanned bomber aircraft, calling it an
"ambassador of death" to Iran's enemies.

The 4-meter-long drone aircraft can carry up to four cruise missiles and will
have a range of 620 miles (1,000 kilometers), according to a state TV report —
not far enough to reach archenemy Israel.

"The jet, as well as being an ambassador of death for the enemies of
humanity, has a main message of peace and friendship," said Ahmadinejad at the
inauguration ceremony, which fell on the country's national day
for its defense industries.

The goal of the aircraft, named Karrar or striker, is to "keep the enemy
paralyzed in its bases," he said, adding that the aircraft is for deterrence and
defensive purposes.

The president championed the country's military self-sufficiency program, and
said it will continue "until the enemies of humanity lose hope of ever attacking
the Iranian nation."

Iran launched an arms development program during its 1980-88 war with Iraq to
compensate for a U.S. weapons embargo and now produces its own tanks, armored
personnel carries, missiles and even a fighter plane.

Iran frequently makes announcements about new advances in military technology
that cannot be independently verified.

State TV later showed video footage of the plane taking off from a launching
pad and reported that the craft traveled at speeds of 560 miles per hour (900
kilometers) and could alternatively be armed with two 250-pound bombs or a
450-pound guided bomb.

Iran has been producing its own light, unmanned surveillance aircraft since the late 1980s.

The ceremony came a day after Iran began to fuel its first nuclear power
reactor, with the help of Russia, amid international concerns over the
possibility of a military dimension to its nuclear program.

Iran insists it is only interested in generating electricity.

Referring to Israel's occasional threats against Iran's nuclear facilities,
Ahmadinejad called any attack unlikely, but he said if Israel did, the reaction
would be overwhelming.

"The scope of Iran's reaction will include the entire the earth," said
Ahmadinejad. "We also tell you — the West — that all options are on the
table."

Ahmadinejad appeared to be consciously echoing the terminology used by the
U.S. and Israel in their statements not ruling out a
military option against Iran's nuclear facilities.

On Friday, Iran also test-fired a new liquid fuel surface-to-surface missile,
the Qiam-1, with advanced guidance systems.