Iran’s Chief of Staff Warns Enemies of Suffering Heavy Casualties If Country Attacked

By Staff, Agencies

Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri underscored the Islamic Republic’s deterrent power, warning that enemies will have to pay heavy costs if they carry out any act of aggression against the country.

“The enemy should know that if an act of aggression is launched against the borders of the Islamic homeland, it will face a united nation which follows the Leader [of the Islamic Revolution His Eminence Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei] and has strong and powerful Armed Forces,” Baqeri said on Tuesday.

Such a confrontation, he added, would merely bring the enemies heavy casualties and humiliation.

Baqeri, however, emphasized that the Islamic Republic’s deterrent power and military might will prevent the enemy from invading it, adding that it is thanks to this power that the country is enjoying security today.

The Iranian commander said the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic have proved over the past 40 years that they have no intention to carry out any act of aggression against other countries and have no greedy eye on resources and territories of the neighbors, but they will stand firm against any aggression.

“The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran have a heavy duty to establish sustainable security and to create and promote effective deterrence in the face of all the animosity, plots, sanctions, pressure and threats against the country,” Baqeri added.