Published time: 17 May, 2019 10:14 Edited time: 17 May, 2019 10:34
The deputy commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has said that the US fleet in the Gulf is already within striking distance of his country’s short range missiles, adding that the US could not sustain a new war in the region.
“Even our short-range missiles can easily reach (US) warships in the Gulf,” Mohammad Saleh Jokar, the IRGC’s deputy for parliamentary affairs, was quoted by the Fars news agency as saying Friday. Jokar added that the US would be unable to sustain a conflict with Iran on account of financial, personnel and social reasons.
It marks the latest escalation in a war of words between the two countries as tensions mount amid renewed sanctions and political pressure from the US, along with a build-up of US forces in the region.
Also on rt.com US war with Iran would be a disaster with ripple effects that ‘could last decades’“Iran is not after a conflict in the region but has always defended its interests powerfully and will do so now too,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Thursday.
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Iran’s short-range missile can reach US fleet in Gulf – Revolutionary Guards deputy commander
Iran’s short-range missile can reach US fleet in Gulf – Revolutionary Guards deputy commander
