Senior Iranian Officials Step Up Threats

Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) deputy naval commander Ali Fadavi has said that Iran is preparing for confrontation with U.S. submarines and warships.

He said that Iran has missiles covering every area of the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, and much of the Indian Ocean,

At a military conference in the country, Mohieldin Hairee Shirazi, representative of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in the Fars district, praised the Iranian forces' readiness for martyrdom, and senior IRGC official Nourali Shoustari warned that "Iran's power is global, and Iran will cut off the hands of its enemies even before it is attacked."

IRGC air force commander Hossein Salami said that Iran's air space had become "very dangerous" for the enemy's planes.

Sources: IRNA, Iran, September 24, 2008; Aftab-e Yazd, Iran, September 23, 2008; Fars, Iran, September 22, 2008

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Ayatollah Emami-Kashani in Tehran Friday Sermon: "Oh Liar Israel! Oh Liar White House! If You Wish To Attack Iran, We Will Give You a Response That Will Make You Regretful", Special Dispatch Series - No. 1982 - Iran - July 11, 2008

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