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Wed, 08/25/2010 - 12:09
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Iran ex-IRGC chief calls for military preparedness on all fronts
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – The former commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has called on the Iranian armed forces to be prepared to counter any U.S. or Israeli military adventure against Iran on all fronts.
In the event of any aggression against the Islamic Republic, the Iranian military should be prepared to respond both in and outside of the Middle East region, although the Zionist regime and the U.S. are not in a position to launch a military attack against Iran, he said.
On Tuesday, Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi stated that it is imperative that the Iranian armed forces be fully prepared to defend Iran’s territorial integrity and to counter any attack by the enemy, even outside of the region.
Safavi, who currently serves as a senior military advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, also noted that threats by the enemies should not be underestimated, emphasizing that it is prudent to stay on high alert in the face of external threats.
Safavi’s remarks come as the United States and Israel have intensified their rhetoric of military assault against Iran over its nuclear program.
In an interview with Fox News on August 13, John R. Bolton, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said Israel had only 8 days to launch an attack on the Bushehr nuclear plant, saying it would become “immune” from an Israeli attack after it is loaded with nuclear fuel rods.
“Once the rods are in the reactor, an attack on the reactor risks spreading radiation in the air, and perhaps into the water of the Persian Gulf,” Bolton said
In an interview broadcast on the NBC network’s program Meet the Press on August 1, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen said that Washington has drawn up plans to attack Iran in order to stop its nuclear activities.
The Bushehr nuclear power plant was launched on August 21 as engineers loaded the first of 163 fuel rods into the reactor under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
The United States claims Iran is using its civilian nuclear energy program as a cover for a nuclear weapons program, a charge the Islamic Republic strongly denies.
In the event of any aggression against the Islamic Republic, the Iranian military should be prepared to respond both in and outside of the Middle East region, although the Zionist regime and the U.S. are not in a position to launch a military attack against Iran, he said.
On Tuesday, Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi stated that it is imperative that the Iranian armed forces be fully prepared to defend Iran’s territorial integrity and to counter any attack by the enemy, even outside of the region.
Safavi, who currently serves as a senior military advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, also noted that threats by the enemies should not be underestimated, emphasizing that it is prudent to stay on high alert in the face of external threats.
Safavi’s remarks come as the United States and Israel have intensified their rhetoric of military assault against Iran over its nuclear program.
In an interview with Fox News on August 13, John R. Bolton, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said Israel had only 8 days to launch an attack on the Bushehr nuclear plant, saying it would become “immune” from an Israeli attack after it is loaded with nuclear fuel rods.
“Once the rods are in the reactor, an attack on the reactor risks spreading radiation in the air, and perhaps into the water of the Persian Gulf,” Bolton said
In an interview broadcast on the NBC network’s program Meet the Press on August 1, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen said that Washington has drawn up plans to attack Iran in order to stop its nuclear activities.
The Bushehr nuclear power plant was launched on August 21 as engineers loaded the first of 163 fuel rods into the reactor under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
The United States claims Iran is using its civilian nuclear energy program as a cover for a nuclear weapons program, a charge the Islamic Republic strongly denies.
