More threats, this time from
HARDLINE Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who has warned against military intervention in Libya, saying such action would create a graveyard for its soldiers.
Egyptian officials have reported that two US warships have entered the Suez Canal on their way to the Mediterranean, moving closer to the Libyan coast after orders from US Defence Secretary Robert Gates.
''(Bush) used a deception named September 11 to prepare the ground to invade Iraq and Afghanistan,'' Ahmadinejad said.
"Be warned that if you intervene militarily one more time, in any of the countries in North Africa or the Middle East, the regional nations will rise and dig the graves of your soldiers."
But Defence Secretary Gates said earlier that "there is no unanimity within NATO for the use of armed force."
The Iranian president's warning to the US came as forces loyal to Gaddafi launched a major push to claw back lost territory, with reports of an attack on a key oil hub and renewed aerial bombardment as Libya descended further into violence.
It was unclear who held the town of Brega, home to one of the north African country's biggest oil installations, with Al Arabiya reporting that 14 people died in overnight fighting.
'Acres' of refugees wait to cross border
Meanwhile, France plans to send heavy-lift planes and a ship to create a land and sea bridge to ferry 5000 Egyptian refugees fleeing Libya home from the Tunisian border.
There's reports "acres of people" are still waiting at the Tunisia border to cross in freezing conditions.
UPDATED/SOURCE 2 MARCH 22:03 EST