Tehran  - An Iranian general warned Wednesday that any aggressor of Iran would return home with artificial legs, Fars news agency reported.

"If you dare to come towards Iran, you will bring artificial legs and sticks with you because you will definitely have no legs when you return home," said General Mohammad Hejazi, deputy commander of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guards.

The general was referring to reports that the United States and Israel might attack the main Iranian nuclear site in Natanz, central Iran, after the Islamic state has once again defied to suspend its uranium enrichment programme.

"The (US President George W.) Bush administration is passing its final days and in no position to start a new project - but if, then they (Americans) would face a severe defeat," the general said. (dpa)