Revolutionary Guards Chief:
Photo : hereby:Rasa Ghazinejad
In an interview with Jam-e Jam daily, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) announced that the U.S. military threat has become "more serious."
According to General Jafari, "With actions that our enemies have conducted in the past few years and with their psychological warfare, accusations and lies, they are trying to convince the world that Iran is pursuing un-peaceful nuclear activities. These accusations coupled with the limited time that Bush has until the end of his presidential term, and also the dim hopes of Republicans for victory of their party's candidate in the United States presidential election, have brought about an environment in which we have to take the possibility of an actual military attack more seriously than prior periods."
In this interview, Jafari alluded to Israel's role in a possible war: "It seems like America's threats would not be implemented without Israel's support, and America needs Israel's cooperation. Although they may claim on the surface that America is attacking independently, we are certain that America would not take such action without Israel's cooperation. This very point, given the many vulnerabilities that the Zionist regime suffers from, is a deterrent for enemies."
Jafari explained, "The geographic realities of the Zionist regime and Iran's capability to attack this occupying regime outside of Iran are important factors that have deterred the enemy from attacking Iran… In light of the Islamic Republic's position and influence among the world's nations and countries, Muslim revolutionaries from the Islamic world (whether Shia or Sunni) would consider America and Israel's attack on an Islamic Iran an attack on the Muslim world. Undoubtedly, a sense of holy duty to respond and confront will emerge in the minds of Muslim revolutionaries and this is not something that the Islamic Republic can prevent."
General Jafari added, "We believe that Americans are more vulnerable than Israelis and the presence of American troops in the region and around our country is part of this vulnerability. It allows the Islamic Republic of Iran to exploit means other than missile attacks to damage America's interests even far away, and this is a significant deterrent factor that they pay attention to."
Noting that "If Iran is attacked we cannot hope that international organizations to protect our own rights," Jafari concluded, "For this reason, we place expansive military and non-military capabilities at the base of our reaction and, with the experience that is present, we can very easily organize our resources in a way to make the enemy fail in achieving its goals."
The IRGC commander added that in case of a military attack, one of Iran's actions would be to "control the passage of oil" through the Strait of Hormuz: "Certainly, if there conflict between us and ultra-regional enemies, the repercussions would reach the issue of oil. Following such action the price of oil would see a considerable increase and this is among the factors deterring enemies from taking military action against the Islamic Republic of Iran."
Finally, Jafari warned the United States of using its regional bases: "If ultra-regional enemies use the territory of regional countries against the Islamic Republic of Iran, we would not hold the peoples of those countries responsible, but the governments of those countries must be responsible and it is our absolute right to react to the enemies military resources and capabilities, wherever they may be."
According to General Jafari, "With actions that our enemies have conducted in the past few years and with their psychological warfare, accusations and lies, they are trying to convince the world that Iran is pursuing un-peaceful nuclear activities. These accusations coupled with the limited time that Bush has until the end of his presidential term, and also the dim hopes of Republicans for victory of their party's candidate in the United States presidential election, have brought about an environment in which we have to take the possibility of an actual military attack more seriously than prior periods."
In this interview, Jafari alluded to Israel's role in a possible war: "It seems like America's threats would not be implemented without Israel's support, and America needs Israel's cooperation. Although they may claim on the surface that America is attacking independently, we are certain that America would not take such action without Israel's cooperation. This very point, given the many vulnerabilities that the Zionist regime suffers from, is a deterrent for enemies."
Jafari explained, "The geographic realities of the Zionist regime and Iran's capability to attack this occupying regime outside of Iran are important factors that have deterred the enemy from attacking Iran… In light of the Islamic Republic's position and influence among the world's nations and countries, Muslim revolutionaries from the Islamic world (whether Shia or Sunni) would consider America and Israel's attack on an Islamic Iran an attack on the Muslim world. Undoubtedly, a sense of holy duty to respond and confront will emerge in the minds of Muslim revolutionaries and this is not something that the Islamic Republic can prevent."
General Jafari added, "We believe that Americans are more vulnerable than Israelis and the presence of American troops in the region and around our country is part of this vulnerability. It allows the Islamic Republic of Iran to exploit means other than missile attacks to damage America's interests even far away, and this is a significant deterrent factor that they pay attention to."
Noting that "If Iran is attacked we cannot hope that international organizations to protect our own rights," Jafari concluded, "For this reason, we place expansive military and non-military capabilities at the base of our reaction and, with the experience that is present, we can very easily organize our resources in a way to make the enemy fail in achieving its goals."
The IRGC commander added that in case of a military attack, one of Iran's actions would be to "control the passage of oil" through the Strait of Hormuz: "Certainly, if there conflict between us and ultra-regional enemies, the repercussions would reach the issue of oil. Following such action the price of oil would see a considerable increase and this is among the factors deterring enemies from taking military action against the Islamic Republic of Iran."
Finally, Jafari warned the United States of using its regional bases: "If ultra-regional enemies use the territory of regional countries against the Islamic Republic of Iran, we would not hold the peoples of those countries responsible, but the governments of those countries must be responsible and it is our absolute right to react to the enemies military resources and capabilities, wherever they may be."
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