Iran will counter ‘threat with threat’: IRGC Aerospace Force chief

KHORRAMABAD, Nov. 27(MNA) – The Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force said that ‘evil efforts’ by the enemies has led to a change in Iran's defense strategy and Iran ‘will counter threat with threat. “The United States and the Zionist regime’s evil and satanic moves have caused us to change our defense strategy, and on orders of the supreme commander in chief, we will make threats in the face of enemies’ threats,” Amir Ali Hajizadeh told a gathering of 10,000 Basijis in the western city of Khorramabad on Saturday. Elsewhere in his speech, Hajizadeh said that undoubtedly, the command of forming the 20-million Basij force has been “one of the most strategic and crucial decisions” of Imam Khomeini. Commenting on the vital role of Basij in countering potential attacks against Iran since the victory of the Islamic Revolution, he said a “qualitative and quantitative” review of conspiracies hatched against Iran all through the past three decades indicates that each of them had the potential to overthrow a powerful country.