Quick, Call John Kerry!

Only he can save us. Iran paraded its new missiles yesterday. The missiles were daubed with slogans including "We will crush America under our feet" and "Israel must be wiped off the map".

"It is the Zionist regime which possesses a considerable atomic arsenal and uses the worst forms of terrorism in Palestine while we are partisans of peace, stability and a region free of atomic weapons," President Khatami said.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran's policy is based on detente," he added, "but we also insist on strengthening our military."