In an interview with reporters, Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi said the claims of Iran’s involvement in the attack on the Mercer Street oil tanker is fabricated by the American, Israeli and Saudi media outlets.

The fabrication is intended to fan the flames of the Iranophobia project, the military spokesman remarked.

Commander also warned that in the event of a military confrontation with the enemy, Iran will not allow a battle zone to be formed in its surrounding areas.

“If we are going to fight the enemy, we will make a clear announcement, just as we did in Ein al Assad,” the general asserted, noting that Iran launched a large-scale missile strike on U.S. air base in Iraq in January 2020 in retaliation for the assassination of top commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.

Calling the commotion against Iran as part of the psychological war against the Islamic Republic, Shekarchi added such an uproar is a proof that the enemy is fearful of the integrity of the Islamic Republic.

The military spokesman added, “The United States has not been involved in interaction (with Iran) neither in the past nor currently. They have been trying to overthrow the Iranian government.”

He said, “As long as the Americans are under the influence of the Zionist regime, their approach of dealing with Iran will not change.”

The general warned that although the strategies of the United States, Britain, and Israel are based on creating insecurity, the Saudi media have also joined them in intensifying the campaign to demonize Iran, he said, adding that Iran’s strategy is to strengthen the security of the Persian Gulf.

He also refuted the United States’ claim that the wreckage of an Iranian drone was recovered from the water after the Mercer Street attack, saying that it is not clear which laboratory examined such undocumented evidence.

The commander pointed out that for Zionists who have a long experience in such operations, it is not difficult to fabricate untenable evidence.

“It’s not even difficult to create an explosion on a ship,” he said.

The military official added the unity and solidarity of Iran’s Islamic institutions angered the United States, and the United States fabricated such stories as a way to increase pressure on Iran.

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Speaking in a televised program on Tuesday, Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi lashed out at the US for causing a disturbance in the Persian Gulf and the regional countries.

He also dismissed US President Donald Trump’s recent threat that the US Navy will fire at Iranian boats as part of a “psychological warfare” with the purpose of attracting public attention ahead of the US presidential election.

Last week, Trump tweeted that he has directed the US navy to fire upon Iranian “gunboats” that “harass” US ships at sea.

General Shekarchi warned the US to think about the consequences of such an action, saying, “The Americans must have seen (it before and know well) that if they take the smallest act of aggression against the Islamic Republic’s territorial waters or the interests of our people, they would receive a slap harder than before.”

“It’s no joke when it comes to defending our country,” the general stressed.

Taking a swipe at the US for violating the international law and creating problems in the region, the Iranian military official said, “Under such circumstances, if they (the US) make a possible mistake and receive a slap (from Iran), it will be just that they deserve such a slap.”

His comments came after the General Staff of the Iran Armed Forces denounced the presence of American forces in the region as the root cause of insecurity for regional countries, warning that any provocative move by the US will draw a harsh response from Iran’s military forces.

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