IRNA � Iran�s Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi said on Wednesday that Iran will never attack a country but it will give crushing response to any aggression.

In a meeting with Ayatollah Seyyed Hossein Sadr, an Iraqi religious source of emulation, the ambassador said that Iran has a clear message to the world that �We will never attack a country but we will give a resolute response to any aggression.�

�I have conveyed Iran�s message to European and western states� envoys during meetings with them at Iran�s Embassy,� he said.

Commenting on the two countries ties and gas and electricity exports to Iraq, he said, �We never cut off services to the Iraqi people even when huge section of its debts had not been paid.�

Ayatollah Sadr, for his part, said, �Our hearts and prays are with Iran,� hoping that regional problems will be solved soon.
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