Commander: Enemies Lack Courage to Come Close to Iran’s Borders

A senior Islamic Republic Army commander stressed the Iranian armed forces’ preparedness to defend the country’s territories, and said no military force dares to even approach Iran’s borders.

Speaking to FNA on Wednesday, Army’s deputy top liaison General Mohammad Hossein Dadras downplayed the recent remarks made by the US commanders about the United States’ investment in creating and boosting capabilities to confront Iran’s naval forces in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.

“At present, the military forces of the arrogant powers are present in the region, but no one, including them, dares to approach the Iranian waters which are part of the country’s borders,” Dadras said.

Despite the United States’ intensifying war rhetoric against Iran, many US commanders have admitted Iran’s power, specially in water.

In January, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey acknowledged that Iran is able to close the Strait of Hormuz.

“They’ve invested in capabilities that could, in fact, for a period of time block the Strait of Hormuz,” Dempsey said in an interview with the CBS “Face the Nation” program.

“We’ve invested in capabilities to ensure that if that happens, we can defeat that,” he added.

Late in February, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi warned about the country’s crushing response to any aggressive move by the enemies, and said Iran has not revealed all its capacities and capabilities and the US and its allies will face a new realm and environment if they dare to enter war with Iran.

“Undoubtedly, since our defense is an independent and defensive one based on our own defensive policies, special defense doctrines and our own indigenous defense and internal capabilities, the US will face a completely new environment when gets involved with the new issues that Iran is pursuing and it will be obliged to think of this new environment,” Vahidi told FNA on Tuesday.

He underlined the US Armed Forces’ passivity in confronting Iran’s military programs, and said, “Naturally, they cannot reach this point since we have not displayed all our capabilities and capacities.”