Iran’s defence minister has vowed that the country’s armed forces would “crush” any military strike or threat, the latest broadside in a standoff with the West over its nuclear ambitions. “The Islamic republic’s armed forces are in a state of complete readiness and are monitoring everything in order to give a crushing response to even the smallest aggression or threat,” Defence Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar was quoted as saying by the ISNA news agency on Wednesday. Full Story