US, Israel incapable of military engagement with Iran: Iran cmdr.

A senior commander of Islamic Republic’s armed forces has downplayed war threats against Iran as part of enemies’ psychological warfare against the Iranian nation.

Iran’s Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri on Tuesday described stepped-up Israeli and US war rhetoric as hollow, stressing that they are not capable of a military action against Iran.

Jazayeri, however, highlighted Tehran’s determination to develop its defensive and offensive military capabilities as deterrent against enemies’ plots.

The IRGC commander also warned against the enemies’ attempts to create a rift among the Iranian nation in the run-up to the country’s upcoming presidential election.

“The enemy, having failed in hard war, is trying to get us involved in its soft war,” he stated, calling on officials in charge to keep people abreast of various aspects of the enemy’s new plot.

“They are trying to preoccupy us with domestic disputes so that they would use the opportunity and pursue their evil ambitions,” Jazayeri explained.

Urging greater vigilance among the public against enemies’ soft war, he warned that the enemies’ attempts to divide Iranians would swell in both size and magnitude as the countdown begins to the country’s presidential vote.