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Iranian General: U.S. Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan Are Within Iran's
Firing Range
Monday, September 24, 2007
U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are being monitored by Iran using
satellites and other technology and are well within range of Iranian
missiles, a top Iranian military official said.
"The Americans should realize that the 200,000 troops they have deployed in
Iraq and Afghanistan are in Iran's firing range," Major General Yahya Rahim
Safavi, an advisor to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in
remarks published by Iranian newspapers Monday.
Speaking on the 27th anniversary of the beginning of the Iran-Iraq War,
Safavi, the former head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards, said Iran was
now in a strong position to defend itself.
"Iran has now a strong intelligence system and missiles. We are closely
watching the foreigners' moves in neighboring countries by highly advanced
satellite technology and advanced radars. If they enter our airspace or our
territorial waters, they will get a fair response," the Iran Daily quoted
Safavi as saying.
Speculation about an attack against Iran has been spurred on by recent
comments by French officials who have said a nuclear-armed Iran was
unacceptable.
Safavi said the U.S. military situation in Iraq and the region had greatly
diminished.
"If they think wisely and think about their interests, and if they want
energy, political, and economic cooperation with Iran, they must recognize
Iran as a power," he said in comments published in the Tehran Times.
Iranian General: U.S. Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan Are Within Iran's
Firing Range
Monday, September 24, 2007
U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are being monitored by Iran using
satellites and other technology and are well within range of Iranian
missiles, a top Iranian military official said.
"The Americans should realize that the 200,000 troops they have deployed in
Iraq and Afghanistan are in Iran's firing range," Major General Yahya Rahim
Safavi, an advisor to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in
remarks published by Iranian newspapers Monday.
Speaking on the 27th anniversary of the beginning of the Iran-Iraq War,
Safavi, the former head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards, said Iran was
now in a strong position to defend itself.
"Iran has now a strong intelligence system and missiles. We are closely
watching the foreigners' moves in neighboring countries by highly advanced
satellite technology and advanced radars. If they enter our airspace or our
territorial waters, they will get a fair response," the Iran Daily quoted
Safavi as saying.
Speculation about an attack against Iran has been spurred on by recent
comments by French officials who have said a nuclear-armed Iran was
unacceptable.
Safavi said the U.S. military situation in Iraq and the region had greatly
diminished.
"If they think wisely and think about their interests, and if they want
energy, political, and economic cooperation with Iran, they must recognize
Iran as a power," he said in comments published in the Tehran Times.
