Iranian president says US is incapable of inflicting serious damage on Iran

The United States is incapable of inflicting "serious damage" on Iran, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday, as a US Navy carrier group steamed toward Iran in what Washington has signalled is a warning to the country.

"US rhetoric against Iran has not increased," Ahmadinejad said. "In 2003, they openly threatened to

attack Iran. Now they have indirectly made such threats." (AP)