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188426
Tue, 06/14/2011 - 10:58
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Iranian Commander Warns US of Heavy Costs of New War in Region
TEHRAN (FNA)- A new military action in the region will bring heavy costs for the US much greater than the costs in Iraq and Afghanistan, a senior Iranian Army commander stressed.
"Any new military move by the US in the region will impose heavy costs on the country far greater than the costs it paid in Iraq and Afghanistan," Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Army's Ground Forces Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari said.
The US should know that the Islamic awakening developed among regional nations has left no room for bullying and arrogance, he added.
"The situation in the Middle-East and across the world has changed. No nation will yield to US bullying," the senior Iranian commander reiterated.
Heidari also pointed to Iran's defense capabilities and said the "steadfast and influential' Iranian Army's Ground Forces have gained valuable experiences over the past three decades and has the potential to defend the country".
Israel and its close ally the United States have repeatedly warned of a military strike on Iran.
Both Washington and Tel Aviv possess advanced weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear warheads, but they accuse Iran of seeking a nuclear weapon, while they have never presented any corroborative document to substantiate their allegations.
Iran vehemently denies the charges, insisting that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.
Speculation that Israel could bomb Iran mounted since a big Israeli air drill three years ago. In the first week of June, 2008, 100 Israeli F-16 and F-15 fighters reportedly took part in an exercise over the eastern Mediterranean and Greece, which was interpreted as a dress rehearsal for a possible attack on Iran's nuclear installations.
Iran has, in return, warned that it would target Israel and the US as well as their worldwide interests in case it comes under attack by either country.
Iran has also warned it could close the strategic Strait of Hormoz if it became the target of a military attack over its nuclear program.
Strait of Hormoz, the entrance to the strategic Persian Gulf waterway, is a major oil shipping route.
Meantime, a study by the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), a prestigious American think tank, has found that a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities "is unlikely" to delay the country's civilian program.
The ISIS study also cautioned that an attack against Iran would backfire by compelling the country to acquire nuclear weaponry.
Also a study by a fellow at Harvard's Olin Institute for Strategic Studies, Caitlin Talmadge, warned that Iran could use mines as well as missiles to block the strait, and that "it could take many weeks, even months, to restore the full flow of commerce, and more time still for the oil markets to be convinced that stability had returned."
"Any new military move by the US in the region will impose heavy costs on the country far greater than the costs it paid in Iraq and Afghanistan," Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Army's Ground Forces Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari said.
The US should know that the Islamic awakening developed among regional nations has left no room for bullying and arrogance, he added.
"The situation in the Middle-East and across the world has changed. No nation will yield to US bullying," the senior Iranian commander reiterated.
Heidari also pointed to Iran's defense capabilities and said the "steadfast and influential' Iranian Army's Ground Forces have gained valuable experiences over the past three decades and has the potential to defend the country".
Israel and its close ally the United States have repeatedly warned of a military strike on Iran.
Both Washington and Tel Aviv possess advanced weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear warheads, but they accuse Iran of seeking a nuclear weapon, while they have never presented any corroborative document to substantiate their allegations.
Iran vehemently denies the charges, insisting that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.
Speculation that Israel could bomb Iran mounted since a big Israeli air drill three years ago. In the first week of June, 2008, 100 Israeli F-16 and F-15 fighters reportedly took part in an exercise over the eastern Mediterranean and Greece, which was interpreted as a dress rehearsal for a possible attack on Iran's nuclear installations.
Iran has, in return, warned that it would target Israel and the US as well as their worldwide interests in case it comes under attack by either country.
Iran has also warned it could close the strategic Strait of Hormoz if it became the target of a military attack over its nuclear program.
Strait of Hormoz, the entrance to the strategic Persian Gulf waterway, is a major oil shipping route.
Meantime, a study by the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), a prestigious American think tank, has found that a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities "is unlikely" to delay the country's civilian program.
The ISIS study also cautioned that an attack against Iran would backfire by compelling the country to acquire nuclear weaponry.
Also a study by a fellow at Harvard's Olin Institute for Strategic Studies, Caitlin Talmadge, warned that Iran could use mines as well as missiles to block the strait, and that "it could take many weeks, even months, to restore the full flow of commerce, and more time still for the oil markets to be convinced that stability had returned."
