Iran's "allies around the globe" would retaliate against any strike by the United States, an influential cleric said on Friday ahead of a speech by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the progress of Iran's nuclear project.
Ahmad Khatami, a staunch Ahmadinejad supporter, said Washington would run into a quagmire if it attacked. US President Barack Obama is pushing for new UN sanctions against Iran but has not ruled out military action to stop it getting a nuclear bomb. (Reuters)













