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Army chief urges regional states to abandon reliance on external powers for security
Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army Major General Amir Hatami on Sunday urged Iran’s neighbors to abandon their reliance on external powers and recognize the futility of Western security guarantees, stressing that the security of the region lies within the region itself.
“We cannot live in this region and be its owners for many years, while others come from elsewhere and exploit all of it,” Amir Hatami said.
“As an Iranian soldier, I ask all neighbors and countries in the region to pay attention to this issue. You have seen that cooperation with America does not create security. The security of the region lies within the region itself and in the hands of the countries of the region,” Hatami affirmed, highlighting the necessity of an indigenous, regional security architecture.
He also outlined the definitive prerequisite for lasting peace in West Asia, framing the expulsion of foreign military bases not just as a political aspiration, but as an impending reality.
“Security in the region will not occur except by the elimination and removal of America and the Zionist regime from the region, and this occurrence is not far off,” he declared.
Hatami also issued a warning to regional and global actors, declaring that any insecurity in West Asia will encompass the entire region.
He emphasized that true stability can only be achieved through the complete elimination of US and Israeli military presence, a shift he described as “not far off.”
Addressing the current state of the ongoing US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran, Major General Hatami cautioned that the war has not yet concluded.
“The war is not over yet. We must remain prepared to deliver crushing blows to the enemy by the soldiers of dear Iran,” he said, signaling the Iranian Armed Forces’ continued offensive and defensive readiness.
The Army chief directed a specific appeal to Iran’s neighbors, urging them to abandon their reliance on external powers and recognize the futility of Western security guarantees.