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Iran’s military officials warn of ‘decisive response’ to hostile actions
Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Deputy Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said on Saturday that Iran is fully prepared to respond decisively to any hostile action against the country, amid military threats by the United States over recent unrest in Iran.
Addressing the National Congress of the 12,000 Western Units in the northwestern city of Urmia, Vahidi stated that Iran had already thwarted enemy plans during the 12-day US-Israeli aggression in June and the recent foreign-backed riots inside the country.
“Just as in the 12-day war and the recent sedition, all enemy schemes to defeat Islamic Iran failed, we are ready to deliver a regret-inducing response to any reckless action by the sworn enemies of the Iranian nation,” Vahidi said.
He noted that Iran’s adversaries, after suffering setbacks during the 12-day war, attempted to compensate through internal unrest, but were again defeated due to national unity and public solidarity.
Sporadic economic protests that had begun in late December in Iran were soon infiltrated by riotous, foreign-backed elements aiming to hijack them towards inciting unrest. The elements were confirmed by Iranian intelligence to receive American and Israeli intelligence, arms, and logistical support, prompting Iranian forces to round up ringleaders and confiscate firearms, including weapons bound for the capital, Tehran.
US President Donald Trump claimed that the United States would resort to military aggression against Iran in the event of what the US president called the Islamic Republic’s use of violence against protesters.
Vahidi slammed foreign powers for acting against the Iranian population while publicly claiming to support them. He pointed to sanctions imposed on Iran and acts of violence during recent unrest as examples of long-standing hostility toward the Iranian nation.
He further asserted that the ultimate objective of the United States and its allies was to weaken Iran, undermine national cohesion, and bring the country under foreign influence.
Further cooperation urged among Armed Forces
Meanwhile, commanders of the ground forces of the Iranian Army, and the IRGC called for further cooperation between the country's Armed Forces to improve the combat readiness in the face of enemy threats.
Brigadier General Ali Jahanshahi, the commander of the Army’s Ground Force, and Brigadier General Mohammad Karami, the commander of the IRGC Ground Force, issued the call during a meeting held on Saturday.
General Jahanshahi emphasized that such meetings play an effective role in enhancing the level of cooperation between the armed forces, as well as increasing efficiency, especially in the implementation of joint and strategic missions, including defending the country's borders.
He cited last year's 12-day war and the recent unrest as examples where the cohesion and unity of the armed forces foiled “ominous plots” against Iran.
General Karami, for his part, also stressed the need for unity between ground forces against enemies’ plots.