Commander downgrades importance of US, regional states war games in Middle East
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, Sept 27, IRNA -- Commander of ground forces of the Army Brigadier-General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan said on Thursday that the US and certain regional states joint military exercises underway in the Middle East are being carried out in desperation.
He said that concentration of the military forces in the Middle East indicated the enemies are frightened of the Iranian defense capability adding that Iran is monitoring all the war games.
He reiterated that Iran will arrange air defense and amphibious defense in response to the current military exercises in the Middle East.
The commander noted that the Zionist regime has resorted to such exercises to make good on humiliating defeat it suffered in its 22-day war with Lebanon and 33-day war with Gaza fighters.
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Islamic Republic News Agency/IRNA NewsCode: 1028597
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