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Sun, 04/11/2010 - 12:11
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Top Iranian commanders shrug off Obama’s threats
TEHRAN, April 11 (MNA) – Three top Iranian military commanders have downplayed the veiled military threats against Iran recently made by U.S. President Barack Obama.
Obama, announcing Washington’s new nuclear doctrine known as the “Nuclear Posture Review”, stated that all non-nuclear weapons states are immune from nuclear attack; however, the NPR reserved the right to use nuclear weapons against countries like Iran and North Korea.
Ataollah Salehi, commander-in-chief of the army, stated that no country in the world is worried about the threats of the U.S. and the Zionist regime.
“They make various threats against Iran due to their hegemonistic nature, however, they know that their threats are hollow,” Salehi noted.
The Islamic Republic’s army is stronger than ever, he said, adding, “No enemy has the capability to launch an assault against Iran.”
Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri also stated that the Islamic Republic is capable of defending itself in all conditions.
Jazayeri made the remarks on the sidelines of a ceremony held on Saturday to commemorate the memory of Ali Sayad Shirazi, a former senior military commander martyred in a terrorist attack by Mojahedin Khalq Organization.
Jazayeri called Obama’s threatening language meaningless, saying Obama is making political bluff.
Bullying powers caught in quagmire
The Army Ground Force Commander, Ahmad Reza Pourdastan, also said President Obama’s threats against Iran only make some media outlets happy.
Pourdastan said the U.S. is caught in quagmires in Iraq and Afghanistan, indirectly suggesting that the U.S. is so helpless to open another front.
Pourdastan said the United States deployed troops in Iraq and Afghanistan with the goal of dominating the region but after many years it has realized that military approach is not workable.
He also noted that the fact that the U.S. is seeking to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan is evidence of its helplessness on the ground.
Obama, announcing Washington’s new nuclear doctrine known as the “Nuclear Posture Review”, stated that all non-nuclear weapons states are immune from nuclear attack; however, the NPR reserved the right to use nuclear weapons against countries like Iran and North Korea.
Ataollah Salehi, commander-in-chief of the army, stated that no country in the world is worried about the threats of the U.S. and the Zionist regime.
“They make various threats against Iran due to their hegemonistic nature, however, they know that their threats are hollow,” Salehi noted.
The Islamic Republic’s army is stronger than ever, he said, adding, “No enemy has the capability to launch an assault against Iran.”
Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri also stated that the Islamic Republic is capable of defending itself in all conditions.
Jazayeri made the remarks on the sidelines of a ceremony held on Saturday to commemorate the memory of Ali Sayad Shirazi, a former senior military commander martyred in a terrorist attack by Mojahedin Khalq Organization.
Jazayeri called Obama’s threatening language meaningless, saying Obama is making political bluff.
Bullying powers caught in quagmire
The Army Ground Force Commander, Ahmad Reza Pourdastan, also said President Obama’s threats against Iran only make some media outlets happy.
Pourdastan said the U.S. is caught in quagmires in Iraq and Afghanistan, indirectly suggesting that the U.S. is so helpless to open another front.
Pourdastan said the United States deployed troops in Iraq and Afghanistan with the goal of dominating the region but after many years it has realized that military approach is not workable.
He also noted that the fact that the U.S. is seeking to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan is evidence of its helplessness on the ground.
