According To Iran News, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces warned the “adventurist and terrorist” US army that any threat against Iran’s interests or security will draw a decisive response.

Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri on Friday released a message on the occasion of the anniversary of liberation of Khorramshahr, a city in southwestern Iran that had been occupied by the Iraq’s Baathist army in the early 1980s under former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

In his message, the top commander said the Iranian Armed Forces have “full intelligence control” over the status of all enemies, their positions, plots and movements.

The general underlined that Iran keeps a close and constant watch on the activities of the “adventurist, terrorist and anti-human American army” in the region and in the faraway territories.

The Iranian Armed Forces will prevent any adversary from hatching modern plots against the Islamic Republic’s independence, security and territorial integrity or from threatening the Islamic Revolution and Establishment, he added.

“Any miscalculation made by them (enemies) at any part of the world against dear Iran’s national interests will receive a decisive and proportionate response,” Major General Baqeri added.

He also congratulated the Iranian people on the 38th anniversary of liberation of Khorramshahr from the occupation of “international invaders and criminals, above all the terrorist and bellicose US regime”.

Iranian military and political officials have repeatedly warned the enemies about the dire consequences of a military action against the Islamic Republic.

In comments in April 2018, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said the US is aware of the crushing response it will have to face in case of taking military action against Iran.

The era of hit and run is now over, and the US knows that if it gets entangled in military action against Iran, it will receive much harsher blows, Ayatollah Khamenei underlined.

The US is seeking a way to evade the costs of standing against Iran and place them on regional countries, the Leader said, reminding certain regional countries that if they confront Iran, “they will definitely suffer blows and defeat”.

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According To Iran News, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri lauded the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) for playing a key role in the development of Iran in various areas and giving people assistance in hard times.

In a letter on Tuesday, Major General Baqeri congratulated IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami on the anniversary of foundation of the IRGC.

The name of the IRGC is shining on the peaks of national might, dignity and progress, he said, paying tribute to the IRGC forces for helping meet the needs of the Iranian nation on all fronts.

“The IRGC is shining in defense, security and cultural areas as well as in eliminating poverty and assisting people,” the top general added, IFP reported.

He also noted that the IRGC has raised the flag of awakening and the campaign against hegemony.

“Devoted and brave IRGC personnel have given their lives to safeguard the Revolution, religion, the Islamic Establishment and lofty ideals of Islam as well as Iran’s independence, power and national security” to protect the country against enemy plots, he underscored.

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According To Iran News, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri called for the massive participation of people in the Friday elections and said their “informed choice” will lead to an efficient parliament.

“Strong evidence suggests that, in the current situation and in the run-up to the February 21 elections, the enemies of the Iranian nation have taken a strategy to make people lose hope in the future and persuade them not to go to the polls by mobilizing their resources, capabilities, and media facilities…,” Major General Baqeri said in a message released on Wednesday.

However, in the face of the “satanic strategy”, the zealous and wise people of Iran will participate in the elections despite their economic problems based on their religious and revolutionary beliefs, he added.

“It is clear that an informed choice can make the parliament efficient and put it at the top of the affairs so that, as the embodiment of national dignity and the power and strength of the Establishment, it can preserve the Constitution and defend the revolution and its achievements…,” the message added.

Election campaigns officially began in Iran at 00:00 Thursday and will last until the end of Wednesday.

The nationwide votes for the parliament and the midterm election of the Assembly of Experts will be held simultaneously on Friday, February 21.

The campaigns for the Assembly of Experts midterm election had already begun on February 6.

A total of 7,148 candidates, including dozens of Iranians from the religious minorities, are running for the parliament. There are 290 seats in the parliament up for grabs.

In capital Tehran, 1,453 candidates are contesting one of the 30 allocated seats on the legislature.

The lawmakers are elected for a 4-year term, with no limitation for the incumbent or former parliamentarians to run again.

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“Martyr Tehrani-Moqaddam’s jihadi efforts bore fruits and caused Iran to become the region’s number-one missile power,” Major General Baqeri said in a speech on Tuesday.

Today, the Islamic Republic of Iran has reached “sustainable power” in various military areas and also gained great achievements in the field of “soft war”, he added.

Some of the major achievements include the promotion of the 1979 Islamic Revolution’s ideology and its resistance against the world’s oppressors, the top general went on to say.

The Islamic Republic has also managed to reveal the true face of the global arrogant powers, especially the US government, Major General Baqeri stated.

Iranian officials have repeatedly underscored that the country will not hesitate to strengthen its military capabilities, including its missile power, which are entirely meant for defense, and that Iran’s defense capabilities will be never subject to negotiations.

Back in February 2018, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei called for efforts to maintain and boost Iran’s defense capabilities, hitting back at the enemies for disputing the country’s missile program.

“Without a moment of hesitation, the country must move to acquire whatever is necessary for defense, even if the whole world is opposed to it,” Ayatollah Khamenei said at the time.

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In comments in a gathering of military commanders on Sunday evening, Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said Iran has been facing military threats over the past years, but the country’s “effectual defensive deterrence” and the “enemy’s fear of the heavy casualties, damages and costs” in a war against Iran have prevented a military skirmish.

He also gave an assurance that Iran would not waste a moment to boost its defense capabilities to counter the threats.

The senior commander warned of the enemy’s new plots, such as “cognitive warfare” and “development of psychological war” to carry out its hostile objectives, saying such methods were employed by the US in the occupation of Iraq.

Pointing to the defeat of terrorism in Syria and Iraq, Major General Baqeri said the countries that had given birth to terrorist groups there have now queued up to reopen their embassies in Syria and Iraq.

The top general also said that while the US spent $7 trillion in Syria and Iraq and gained nothing, Iran spent very little but made great achievements with its resolve, wisdom and resourcefulness.

In remarks in August 2018, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned the enemies of the heavy costs of any military action against the country, saying the existing unity among the Iranian people, Leadership and the Armed Forces has made the Islamic Republic unbeatable.

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In a message on the eve of the death anniversary of Imam Khomeini, General Baqeri said the Iranian nation’s “brave children” serving in the Army, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), police, and Basij use all their competence to defend “the independence, territorial integrity and national security of the Islamic Republic.”

Under the leadership of Ayatollah Khamenei, he said, Iran has overcome various challenges, threats and dangers created by the U.S. and the “evil triangle” of Britain, the Zionist regime and Arab reactionary ideologies.

He also referred to the recent developments in Palestine, condemning the U.S. decision to transfer its embassy from Tel Aviv to al-Quds and the Zionist regime’s massacre of Palestinians who were protesting the embassy relocation.

General Baqeri underlined the necessity for massive participation of people in the International Quds Day rallies on June 8.

A widespread presence in the rallies will show people’s support for the “al-Quds cause” and the “Palestinian Intifada” and this can thwart the new U.S.-Zionist plot and accelerate the victory of the oppressed Palestinians, he said.

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In a message on Thursday, Major General Baqeri offered his condolences on the martyrdom of three police forces and two Basij (voluntary) forces in a mob attack in northern Tehran.

His comments came after three Iranian police officers and two Basij forces were killed on Tehran’s Pasdaran Street on February 19 when tying to quell a disturbance involving Gonabadi Dervishes, a Sufi community in Iran.

Describing the attack on police as  “brutal”, Major General Baqeri stressed that the Iranian Armed Forces, including the “brave police and selfless Basij forces”, will not permit the “rioters and law-breakers” to create such disturbances again.

The Iranian security forces will severely crush any move threatening the security of citizens, the senior commander underscored.

During the Monday clashes on Pasdaran Street, one rioter drove a bus into a group of police officers, killing three and wounding others. In a separate attack, one member of the Basij was run over and killed, while another was stabbed to death.

Police spokesperson said 30 police forces were injured and many public and private properties were destroyed in the riot.

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