(11 Feb 2005) Iranian President Mohammed Khatami took a swipe at the United States on Thursday, saying the country would will stand united and turn into a "scorching hell" if any aggressor should attack it. Khatami's comments, made to tens of thousands who had gathered in freezing temperatures in Tehran to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, were part of an escalating exchange of rhetoric between the United States and Iran. The United States accuses Iran of maintaining a

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