Iran's Khamenei warns U.S., Israel on atom site attacks  Tehran
Thu Nov 10, 2011 6:45pm IST  Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali
Khamenei waves to his supporters during his meeting with
students in Tehran November 2, 2011. REUTERS/   Credit: Reuters/
Tehran (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
warned the United States and Israel on Thursday not to launch
military action against its nuclear sites, saying it would be
met with "iron fists", state television reported.  Tension over
Iran's nuclear programme has increased since Tuesday when the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that Tehran
appeared to have worked on designing a bomb and may still be
conducting secret research to that end.  Speculation has
heightened in the Israeli media that Israel may strike Iran's
nuclear sites and there is speculation in the Western press
about a possible U.S. attack.  Iran denounced the United Nations
watchdog's report as "unbalanced" and "politically motivated".
There were concerns on the