Tehran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said during a military ceremony Saturday in Tehran that no country would dare to attack Iran.

"With Iran's military might, the enemies would not dare anymore to even threaten Iran," Ahmadinejad said on National Army Day in Tehran.

The president's comments came after renewed speculation that the new Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would attack Iran to stop its alleged efforts to create an atomic bomb.

Israeli President Shimon Peres denied those rumors and said there was no military option to deal with Iran's nuclear programme.

Referring to nuclear development, Ahmadinejad said Iran has become a regional power and would not give in to intimidation as far its rights and interests were concerned.

"The world should know that Iran is a nation of principles and even uses its military might for the sake of regional peace and stability," Ahmadinejad said.

Iran has several times stressed that its military might was just for deterrence and self-defence and not aimed at attacking any country.

But still the West fears an Iranian attack against its archfoe Israel, especially because its Shahab-3 missiles, which are said to have a range of 2,000 kilometres, could reach any part of Israeli territory.

Tehran has not ruled out using the missiles against Israel but only in the case of Israeli airstrikes against Iran's nuclear sites.

The official news agency IRNA reported that ceremonies were held throughout Iran to mark National Army Day, and military parades exhibited the latest military hardware. (dpa)