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194288
Mon, 07/11/2011 - 14:51
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IRGC Cautions Trans-Regional Powers to Stay Away from Region
TEHRAN (FNA)- A top commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) cautioned the trans-regional states to pull their troops and warships out of the Persian Gulf.
IRGC Aerospace Commander Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said that the regional nations do not need foreign forces' presence in the region and "they themselves can maintain the regional security and stability".
The countdown for the withdrawal of foreign warships from the Persian Gulf has started, Hajizadeh said.
Hajizadeh said Saturday that the US fleets of warships are no longer a threat to Iran since the IRGC now enjoys the capability to hit all US vessels and bases in the region.
"These vessels (US navy ships) are no longer a threat to us given the (desirable) level of our military capabilities," Hajizadeh told reporters in a press conference on the achievements of the IRGC's recent missile drills, codenamed "Payambar-e Azam (The Great Messenger) 6".
"A large (aircraft) carrier with a length of 330 meters, 7o meters width, 6,000 forces and 70-80 aircraft aboard is an easy target for us, and if they want to threaten us, we will attack them" the commander added, but at the same time underlined that "Iran will never initiate a war".
He also underlined Iran's missile capabilities, and stated that about 70% of the US bases in the region are maximum 300 to 400 kilometers away from Iran, meaning that all of them are within the scope of the IRGC's short and mid-range missiles.
Hajizadeh further stressed that the enemy cannot track or intercept the Iranian anti-ship and anti-vessel missiles since they are supersonic.
"… our coast-to-sea missiles traverse at supersonic speeds, of course this technology is own by a very few number of states," he explained.
He further pointed to Iran's growing missile capabilities and said the country test-fired two ballistic missiles in the Iranian Bahman month, from Jan. 21 to Feb. 20.
"In Bahman of the last (Iranian) year (January 21- February 20) two IRGC long-range missiles with a range of 1,900km were fired from a region in Semnan province at specified targets in the entrance of the Indian Ocean," Hajizadeh announced.
The commander said that the test was conducted at a time when American forces were also present in the region, and added, "Of course, we had declared that we were having drills in the area and we had closed that specific.
"We even allowed the US spy planes to be present in the region, although they never made an announcement about this issue," he continued.
IRGC Aerospace Commander Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said that the regional nations do not need foreign forces' presence in the region and "they themselves can maintain the regional security and stability".
The countdown for the withdrawal of foreign warships from the Persian Gulf has started, Hajizadeh said.
Hajizadeh said Saturday that the US fleets of warships are no longer a threat to Iran since the IRGC now enjoys the capability to hit all US vessels and bases in the region.
"These vessels (US navy ships) are no longer a threat to us given the (desirable) level of our military capabilities," Hajizadeh told reporters in a press conference on the achievements of the IRGC's recent missile drills, codenamed "Payambar-e Azam (The Great Messenger) 6".
"A large (aircraft) carrier with a length of 330 meters, 7o meters width, 6,000 forces and 70-80 aircraft aboard is an easy target for us, and if they want to threaten us, we will attack them" the commander added, but at the same time underlined that "Iran will never initiate a war".
He also underlined Iran's missile capabilities, and stated that about 70% of the US bases in the region are maximum 300 to 400 kilometers away from Iran, meaning that all of them are within the scope of the IRGC's short and mid-range missiles.
Hajizadeh further stressed that the enemy cannot track or intercept the Iranian anti-ship and anti-vessel missiles since they are supersonic.
"… our coast-to-sea missiles traverse at supersonic speeds, of course this technology is own by a very few number of states," he explained.
He further pointed to Iran's growing missile capabilities and said the country test-fired two ballistic missiles in the Iranian Bahman month, from Jan. 21 to Feb. 20.
"In Bahman of the last (Iranian) year (January 21- February 20) two IRGC long-range missiles with a range of 1,900km were fired from a region in Semnan province at specified targets in the entrance of the Indian Ocean," Hajizadeh announced.
The commander said that the test was conducted at a time when American forces were also present in the region, and added, "Of course, we had declared that we were having drills in the area and we had closed that specific.
"We even allowed the US spy planes to be present in the region, although they never made an announcement about this issue," he continued.
