US daren’t launch attack on Iran: Cmdr.

The commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground Forces has downplayed threats against Iran, stressing that the United States will not venture to launch a military strike against the Islamic Republic.

Despite Washington’s dispatching of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf and America’s possession of advanced military hardware, the US and its allies in the strategic region will not dare strike Iran, Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan said on Sunday.

They are fearful of the Iranian forces and nation, he added.

Earlier in January, Pentagon claimed that the USS Carl Vinson, with 80 planes and helicopters on board, has “arrived in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR)” which, as the US says, covers the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Oman and parts of the Indian Ocean.

The US and the West have so far posed many threats and imposed sanctions on Iran, all of which have proved ineffective, the senior Iranian commander pointed out.

On January 5, US President Barack Obama announced the shift in Washington’s defense strategy to reduce the military expenses. The eight-page document contained no details about how broad concepts for reshaping the military – such as focusing more on Asia and less on Europe – will translate into troops or weapons cuts.

Iranian officials have warned that any act of aggression against the Islamic Republic would draw a firm and immediate response that would not be limited to the Middle East.