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Takfirism big menace to ME security: Iranian cmdr.

349352_IRGC-PakpourAn Iranian military commander says Takfirism is one of the main menaces threatening the security of the Middle East region.

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour on Wednesday said terrorist elements sometimes infiltrate into the country from neighboring states, but necessary measures are being taken to counter them.

The commander pledged a firm response to any act of sabotage by foreign elements and said, “The IRGC Ground Force is fully ready in all circumstances to defend the country’s territorial integrity and to establish security.”

Foreign-backed Takfiri militants are blamed for the ongoing war in Syria and Iraq. They are believed to be mainly funded by Saudi Arabia.

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