IRGC Commander: We will respond to any Israeli aggression
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Brigadier-General Esmail Qaani spoke on a number of matters regarding Palestine and Yemen.
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Head of Iran’s elite Quds force Brigadier-General Esmail Qaani (West Asia News Agency)
The commander of the IRGC, Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, said that Iran will vigorously respond to any act of aggression that is against the interests of Iran.
“If an act of aggression is carried out against the interests of the Islamic establishment anywhere in the world, we will respond with seriousness,” Brigadier General Esmail Qaani said on Thursday.
Qaani, furthermore, reminded "Israel" of the IRGC's recent missile attack on a Mossad spy agency bases in the Iraqi Kurdistan region. More than 10 ballistic missiles hit the vicinity of the Harir base near Erbil Airport on March 13.
Addressing Israelis, he said “In Erbil, many people who lived next to you did not know (the attacked site) was your base, but you had been under our surveillance."
The center was targeted in response to the killing of two IRGC officers in Damascus, Syria.
Furthermore, missiles fired on the Mossad bases killed 3 Israeli operatives and wounded 7 others.
“Therefore, wherever we identify (an Israeli threat), we will definitely confront the Zionist regime harshly. They are too small to confront us,” Qaani said. He stressed that Tehran has supported and will continue to support any group that resists "Israel," remarking that the total elimination of "Israel" is crystallizing.
He emphasized that with a shaky government in "Tel Aviv", which is already on the verge of collapse, the downfall of the regime would surely speed up.
“If we have certain reservations, that concerns ourselves and has nothing to do with (concerns) over your power,” he said, referring to the Israelis.
On the other hand, Qaani played a tribute to the Palestinians who have lost their lives at the hands of the Israeli regime as they valiantly fought against it: “Resistance has now spread across the world," he said, promising support for all Muslims anywhere in the world who are fighting oppressive powers.
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As for the war on Yemen, Qaani addressed Saudi officials, stressing that they must realize their defeat in Yemen despite all the resources they possessed: “This war is not one that benefits them.”
He strongly condemned Riyadh's crimes in Yemen, including the destruction of Yemeni infrastructure, saying “We have conclusive and definitive evidence of Saudi crimes.”
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