Iran’s top military commander has warned the United States that any fresh attack on the country will invite a response without “geographical limits”.
Chief of Staff Major General Ali Abdollahi said Iran’s military could target the material and non-material assets of its enemies, state broadcaster IRIB reported on Tuesday. Third, Iran is demanding compensation for damage caused by the wars.
Abdollahi also said Iran had become a “fourth center of global power” because of its control over the Strait of Hormuz and its ability to decide who can use the key waterway and under what rules. Abdollahi said his country considers itself a “creditor rather than a debtor”.
Addressing Parliament on Tuesday, he said Iran’s resistance had pushed Israel and the US into a difficult position. He added that the US must now decide whether it wants to prevent another war. “The ball is now in America’s court to prevent war.
On Tuesday, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran had sent Washington a “firm and rational” response. “The countries of the region should know that, just as the Islamic Republic of Iran stands ready for battle with its finger on the trigger, it has also given the American side a powerful and rational response,” he said in a televised speech. Ghalibaf said Iran would not surrender to American threats.
