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No compromise with US never ever, says commander

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, May 15, IRNA -- Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri said the Islamic Republic of Iran would never make any concessions to the US.

Talking to journalists, Jazayeri made the remarks on the sidelines of the first national conference on defense culture.

Touching upon the martyrdom of top military commander of the Lebanese Resistance Movement, Hezbollah,Mustafa Badreddine, General Jazayeri said his martyrdom would have positive impact on future of the movement.

'Contrary to what the enemies, the Zionist regime in particular, believe martyrdom of a top commander would not have a negative effect on the resistance movement,' Jazayeri said.

Yesterday, Hezbollah said Badreddine was killed by Takfiri terrorist groups in Syria.

Hezbollah said investigation shows that Badreddine's death was caused by artillery shelling by the militants near the Damascus International Airport.

Commenting on dismissal of the commander of 10 American sailors who were detained after entering Iran's territorial waters, he added Tehran could have dealt with them harshly, but behaved peacefully.

He reiterated that the dismissal of the US commander indicates that Washington is angry about Iran's peaceful behavior.

Referring to the US worries on delivery of Russian S-300 missile defense system, he added the American are angry about equipping Iran with defense system.

On May 10, Minister of Defense Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan announced that S-300 missiles have been handed to the country's air defense system.

Last month, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari said Tehran and Moscow had begun implementing a contract on the delivery of the Russian defense systems to the Islamic Republic.

Russia committed to delivering the systems to Iran under a USD 800-million deal in 2007 but delayed it, citing UN sanctions against Iran over the country's nuclear program.

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