Addressing a conference, held in commemoration of martyrs of Tehran on Wednesday, Major General Hossein Salami shrugged off the American officials’ threatening rhetoric against Iran.
He addressed the enemies, including the US authorities who have issued threats against Iran in recent days, saying, “You have already tested us. What we and you (Iran and the US) have in common is we know each other.
“We will not let any threat remain unanswered. We are not looking for a war, but are not afraid of war either. This is the fact that prevails in our society,” the IRGC commander stated.
He also pointed to Palestine’s movement in the course of victory, saying the Zionist regime will definitely lose in its onslaught against Gaza, because Israel will be unable to keep a small piece of land after months of war.
In a meeting with a group of top military commanders in April 2023, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei called on the Iranian Armed Forces to keep enhancing their preparedness in all areas and do not cease making progress because the threats of the enemies will never fade away.
Ayatollah Khamenei, the commander-in-chief of the Iranian Armed Forces, stressed that military preparedness will act as deterrence against the enemies, calling for vigilance in the face of the elements masterminding plots.