Speaking at a cultural event in the city of Qom on Thursday evening, the new
Iranian Army chief said the acts of devotion by martyrs like Mohsen Hojaji would
prevent the Tel Aviv regime from witnessing the next 25 years.
Hojaji was a member of the Iranian advisory support team in Syria who was taken
captive by the Daesh (ISIL) Takfiri group near the Iraqi border earlier this
month and beheaded two days later.
Elsewhere in his comment, Major General Mousavi described Iran as a symbol of
resistance against the global hegemony, saying the world has now realized that
it is impossible to try military engagement with Iran.
A country might decide to wage a war against Iran, but it should be mindful that
Iran will be deciding how to end it and will shape the result of that war, the
top commander warned.
In relevant comment back in May, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah
Seyed Ali Khamenei cautioned the adversaries against the "harsh reaction” they
will have to suffer in case of any offense against Iran, stressing that the era
of hit and run is over.
"The enemies should know that if they come up with the idea of an act of
aggression against Iran, they will face a harsh reaction,” Imam Khamenei said.
The Leader reiterated that the era of hit and run has ended, reminding the
enemies that they might begin a war against Iran, but the decision to end it
would not be theirs.