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Iran warns it will destroy 'any aggressor'
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IANS | 21 Sep, 2019
The commander-in-chief of the
Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Hossein Salami, on Saturday threatened to
turn any country that dares to attack Iran into a "battlefield".
The Iranian Major General's words came in response to the US' decision to send troops to the Persian Gulf.
"We
will never allow any war to encroach upon Iran's territory," Salami
said during the inauguration of a military exhibition of US drone
remains, which were shot down by Iran.
"Whoever wants their land to become the main battlefield, go ahead," he was quoted as saying by Efe news.
Tensions between Tehran and Washington have been steadily escalating.
The
Donald Trump administration accused the Islamic Republic of last week's
bombing of two refineries belonging to the Saudi state-owned oil
company Aramco using 10 unmanned aircraft.
In response for this
attack, the US announced on Friday the imposition of further sanctions
against Iran's national bank, in addition to sending a limited number of
American troops to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, a
relatively moderate decision as military options were raised.
Iranian
authorities had already warned that they would respond firmly to any
attack, even if it was limited, a point on which Salami stressed on
Saturday.
"Be careful, a limited aggression will not remain
limited. We are after punishment and we will continue until the full
destruction of any aggressor," said the Iranian military official.
He
also added that Iran has a great capability to shoot down any drone, as
already happened to a US unmanned aircraft over the Strait of Hormuz in
June.
Meanwhile, US Defence Secretary Mark Esper told reporters
on Friday that Washington's decision to send troops to Saudi Arabia was
"defensive in nature".
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