By Donald Macintyre in Jerusalem, Anne Penketh and Kim Sengupta Iran has handed over its long-awaited response to the West's offer of incentives to halt its suspected nuclear weapons programme, after a warning by one of its top military leaders that any strike against it would trigger war. Details were not immediately disclosed of last night's response, which follows an offer by the US, Britain, Russia, China, Germany and France of a deal under which Iran would halt uranium enrichment in return for a long-term agreement to ease sanctions and allow Tehran to continue developing civil nuclear power. Before the response, however, the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, Mohammed Jafari, was quoted by the Iranian state news agency as saying: "Iran's response to any military action will make the invaders regret their decision and...
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