Tehran, YJC. Commander of the IRGC Marine has said that Iran is able to expose US marine facilities to military threats.
Sepah News reported that Ali
Fadavi said "Today, all US marine facilities are under threat by us, but we
have not based our policies on pressure and vexation.”
He added "At the time of Iran-Iraq
war the US directly engaged in war with us. Our forces entered the Persian Gulf
to create the same situation they had created in Shalamcheh and Al-Faw. But this
time it was not against the Iraqi, but the American. The US warship and
helicopter were blown out and they passively set for bombing our oil platforms,
oil tankers, and passenger airplanes.”
He asserted "We do not doubt
the enemy’s intention to stop the growth of the Islamic Revolution. We believe
that confrontation with the enemy is a serious confrontation. The battle front
is not necessarily one of military killing. The sanctions, soft war, and other
forms which the enemy has adopted to cope with the Iranian nation’s call for
independence and esteem are clear indications of enmity.”