Iran unveils new laserguided missiles

Iran has issued a stark warning to the West vowing that response to any hostile action will be 'regretful but destructive'.

As tensions over its disputed nuclear programme continue to rise General Masoud Jazayeri, spokesman for Iran's Joint Armed Forces Staff, said: 'We will rigorously confront any threat or hostile behaviour, and our response will be definitely regretful and destructive.

'We hope this (kind of behaviour) would not take place, but if it happens then the history will remember whether the Americans or the Iranians were bluffing.'

The General's words came as Iran claimed it had produced 'intelligent' laser-guided artillery shells which can spot and hit moving targets with very high degrees of precision.

Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi hailed what he described as 'intelligent munitions' as a new chapter in the country's weapons and military equipment.

'Besides America and Russia, there are only three other countries which have this technology,' he said.

Tension between Iran and the West have been escalating over the past few weeks over whether Iran is harbouring nuclear weapons.

Today, Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi offered to extend the current visit of U.N. nuclear weapons inspectors and said he was optimistic their findings would help ease tensions.( ©Daily Mail, London)