Iranian armed forces chief of staff Maj.-Gen. Hassan Firouzabadi has said that the deployment of Patriot missiles in the Persian Gulf is pointless, because Iran is capable of rendering them useless with simple countermeasures.
He advised the Gulf states not to waste their money on such weaponry.
He said that the U.S. is trying to wage psychological warfare against Iran by deploying the missiles, and that the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is encouraging the Gulf states to buy overpriced military hardware by spreading Iranophobia in the region.
Calling the move a "new plot" by the U.S. to plunder the Arab countries' treasuries, he added that the U.S. has been installing the missiles for years and that "we know their locations."
Sources: Fars, Iran, February 5, 2010; Press TV, Iran, February 4, 2010
