Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Commander: US military presence in region to fight Islam, Muslims

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, May 25, IRNA -- Commander of the Islamic Republic Air Force 
Reza Pardis said here on Tuesday that the main goal of the US military
build-up in the Middle East region, particularly in Iraq and 
Afghanistan, is campaign against Islam and Muslims. 
Public Relations Department at the Air Force quoted Pardis as 
telling a group of clerics that the US has increased its troop 
deployment in the Middle East region on the false pretext of promoting
democracy, freedom, and campaign against international terrorism. 
Pardis said the world Muslims should be aware and vigilant enough 
to face the all-out aggression of enemies with all might. 
He said that Iranian experts have today been capable of gaining 
remarkable progress in the field of conventional military arms by 
relying on their values. 
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