IRAN WARNS THAT ISRAEL WILL BE FIRST TARGET

NICOSIA [MENL] -- For the first time, Iran has threatened that Israel wouldbe the first target of any strike by the Islamic republic. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned that Teheran would strikeIsrael immediately after any U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. TheIRGC said it was capable of launching missile and other strikes against theJewish state.