Iranian armed forces on high state of readiness: Chief of Staff

Tehran (ISNA) – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri stressed that Iranian armed forces are fully prepared to respond to any threat and they are on a high state of readiness. General Bagheri made the remarks at a local ceremony focusing on ways to save achievements of the Sacred […]

Tehran (ISNA) – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri stressed that Iranian armed forces are fully prepared to respond to any threat and they are on a high state of readiness.

General Bagheri made the remarks at a local ceremony focusing on ways to save achievements of the Sacred Defense.

Speaking about the US’ recent movements in the region, he said, “Flying B-52 bombers over the Middle East is worthless in operational terms”.

“The US’ decision to pull aircraft carriers, helicopter carriers and the USS Georgia submarine out of the Persian Gulf over the past month and deploy them to locations 1,000 kilometers away from the Iranian coasts reveal that the enemy is fearful of the Islamic Republic’s defense power,” General Bagheri added.

“Iran’s deterrent power has prevented the enemies from taking any action. Iranian armed forces are fully prepared to respond to any threat and they are on a high state of readiness,” he stressed.

General Bagheri further noted that the Iranian military forces have staged at least 10 war games over the past three weeks on the ground, in the air and at the sea to demonstrate their readiness to protect the country’s national security and interests.