Commander: Army to Give Firm Response to Enemies’ Threats

Iranian Army Commander Major General Ataollah Salehi underlined that the country’s Armed Forces will give a crushing and firm response to any possible threat by the enemy.
“If we face a threat, we respond to it strongly and firmly,” Major General Salehi said in a ceremony in Tehran on Thursday.

He underlined the preparedness of the Iranian Army to confront any possible aggression by the enemy.

Meantime, Major General Salehi pointed to the enemies’ failure to achieve their anti-Iran objectives, and said, “The enemy has been defeated both in its assassination plots and in symmetrical and asymmetrical warfare and has failed to reach its goals.”

He also said that the Iranian Army has gained many achievements, which will be showcased in a march scheduled for April 18, when the Islamic Republic marks the National Army Day.

In recent years, Iran has made major breakthroughs in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in building important military equipment and systems.

Iran has stressed that deterrence lies at the heart of its defense doctrine, and that its military might poses no threat to other countries.