Iran Says US Defense Missiles Easily Defeated

clipped from www1.voanews.com Iran Says US Defense Missiles Easily Defeated Iran's top military official is quoted as saying the Patriot missiles can be made ineffective through simple tactics A senior Iranian military official is warning Gulf Arab nations not to buy U.S. missile defense systems, saying they can easily be thwarted. Clinton said the U.S. must remain aware of Iran's refusal to meet its obligations under the United Nations Security Council and the U.N. nuclear agency.   She spoke after meeting in Washington with Bahrain's foreign minister, Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa. The chief of staff of Iran's armed forces, General Hassan Firouzabadi, was quoted Thursday by Iranian state news as saying the Patriot missiles can be made ineffective through simple tactics. Iran has accused the United States of trying to create divisions between Tehran and its Arab neighbors by deploying U.S. missile defense systems in Gulf nations.