TEHRAN, June 10 (SPA) - Iran's Defense Minister MostafaMohammad Najjar was quoted on Tuesday as warning Israel of a"very painful" response if it launched an attack over theIslamic Republic's nuclear programme, according to a report of Reuters. On Friday, Israeli Transport Minister Shaul Mofaz told anIsraeli newspaper an attack on Iran looked "unavoidable." Asked about Mofaz's comments, Najjar was quoted by the stateIran daily newspaper as saying: "Our armed forces are at theheight of their readiness and if anyone should want to undertakesuch a foolish job the response would be very painful."--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/563876