Iran’s forces ready to counter threats

A top Iranian Army commander has warned against any potential foreign threats against the country, insisting that the armed forces are prepared to deliver a firm blow to the enemy.

“If the enemies want to carry threats against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the armed forces are ready to deliver a firm and powerful response to them, puting the enemies in their place,” Commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground Forces Brigadier General Ahmad-Reza Pourdastan said on Monday.

Pourdastan said Iran’s armed forces, particularly its ground troops, are highly prepared and capable of carrying out various operations, Fars News Agency reported.

The United States and its ally, Israel, have in the past few years, repeatedly threatened to launch a military attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities over rhetorical accusations that Tehran is developing nuclear weapons.

Tehran rejects the charges, arguing that as a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency, it has every right to pursue nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

Pointing to remarks made by Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Pourdastan said “The Army’s ground forces are ready to launch any operation, in any place the authorities command.”

Imam Khamenei reiterated earlier in August that if the US dares to commit the mistake of attacking Iran, the consequences would not be limited to the region and would extend beyond the Middle East.