Enemies Dare Not Attack Iran: IRGC Second-in-command

By Staff, Agencies

The deputy commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps [IRGC] Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi said Iran’s growing military power has prevented the enemies from taking any military action against the Islamic Republic.

In comments at a military gathering in the central city of Yazd on Thursday, Fadavi said the IRGC is tasked with countering various threats and addressing problems in five main areas, including hard threats, semi-hard threats, soft war, and issues pertaining to local and foreign arenas.

While hard threats continue to exist, nobody has dared to fire a bullet at the Islamic Republic ever since the end of the Iraqi imposed war on Iran 30 years ago, the general added.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Fadavi said more than 40,000 IRGC personnel and some 100,000 Basij voluntary forces have been martyred since the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, stressing that the IRGC has turned into a reliable pillar that has facilitated the road to progress.

In comments in November 2018, Leader of the Islamic Revolution His Eminence Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei urged the Iranian Armed Forces to boost their military capabilities and preparedness in such a way that the enemies would not ever dare think to threaten the country.