A top Iranian commander says Iran’s Armed Forces are totally prepared for all-out defense of the country against aggressors, nearly 50 days after a US-Israeli military coalition waged an unprovoked war of aggression against the Islamic Republic. Commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters Major General Ali Abdollahi made the comment during a meeting with Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Field Marshal Asim Munir in the capital Tehran on Thursday. “All the equipment we used in this war was domestically-manufactured by Iranian youth, and today no one doubts that in the event of any evil move by the enemy, the Armed Forces are ready for all-out defense,” the top Iranian commander told Munir, who, at the head of a high-ranking political-security delegation, arrived in Tehran a day earlier. The US-Israeli war of aggression commenced on February 28, assassinating Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei along with senior military commanders as well as killing hundreds of civilians. Since the onset of the imposed and illegal war on Iran, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launched over 100 waves of missile and drone operations against key US and Israeli targets. The retaliatory attacks, carried out as part of Operation True Promise 4, forced hundreds of US troops out of the region and inflicted billions of dollars in damage to US assets in the Persian Gulf countries. Forty days into the war with Iran, a Pakistan-brokered two-week ceasefire went into effect but Washington-Tehran negotiations in Islamabad failed to reach a deal due to the American delegation’s excessive demands and shifting goalposts. Elsewhere in his remarks, General Abdollahi expressed his appreciation for the supportive stance of the Pakistani government and nation toward Iran during the 12-day war in June and the recent aggression. The top commander stressed that the enemies initiated these imposed and unprovoked wars solely due to their miscalculations regarding the Iranian nation and particularly the defensive capabilities of Iran’s Armed Forces. Pakistan’s Army Chief General Munir, for his part, presented a report on the measures he had taken for halting the war, and also on his negotiations in Tehran. He further stressed that he would continue such efforts. Earlier, Munir met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf
Iran’s Armed Forces ready for all-out defense: Top general tells visiting Pakistani Army chief
