Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Deputy Commander for political
affairs Brigadier General Rasul Sanayee Rad stressed Iran's deterrent power, and
warned that any possible war between Tehran and Washington will inflict heavy
damage on Washington.
"The IRGC has taken long strides to establish security and today we are enjoying
deterrence, meaning that we have dissuaded the enemy from attack," General
Sanayee Rad said in an interview with the state-run TV on Friday night.
He referred to the detention of the US naval forces by the IRGC Navy in the
Persian Gulf on January 12, 2016, and said they didn’t show any resistance and
surrendered to the IRGC forces despite being equipped with an advanced boat and
weapons.
Noting that the US officer commanding the boat's crew demanded for a medal from
Pentagon after being released and returning to his country, General Sanayee Rad
said, "The US officer knew that any war between Iran and the US would incur lots
of costs on the US and he was happy for preventing the harms and damage which
would be imposed (on the US) as the result of a possible war."
His remarks came after Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan
warned of the US and Israel's threats to the region, but meantime, stressed his
country's high deterrence power and preparedness to defend itself.
"We don’t consider the regional countries as a threat, and the main threats are
the US and the Zionist regime and we are preparing ourselves in conjunction with
these threats. Of course, today we are enjoying a (high) level of deterrence,"
General Dehqan said in an interview with the state TV earlier this month.
Noting that the Islamic Republic has not recognized Israel's existence and
legitimacy and considers the regime as a source of insecurity in the region, he
said, "Israel today is confined to the occupied territories and doesn’t dare to
act against its neighbors."
General Dehqan also warned of the threat posed by the Takfiri terrorists which
have been created by the US, Israel and certain Persian Gulf littoral states,
headed by Saudi Arabia, and warned that they are a threat to the global security
and their supporters will one day regret their deeds.
source: Fars news agency