Post by Daniel on Sept 22, 2015 8:40:12 GMT -5
Iran: We'll Protect Against Mideast Terror
By Arutz Sheva Staff
9/22/2015
Iran's armed forces are the best defense against "terror" in the Middle East, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday, urging regional countries not to rely on world powers.
"Today, the largest power against intimidation and terror is our armed forces," Rouhani said at a massive military parade in Tehran.
Iran has played a major role in the fight against the Islamic State terrorist organization in neighboring Iraq independently of the US-led coalition. It has provided military advisors, weapons and trainers to both the Iraqi army and numerous terror groups - including Hezbollah and Hamas.
But Rouhani's allusion was not only to the jihadists of ISIS. In the conflict in Syria, Tehran has been a staunch ally of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad against Western-backed rebels as well as ISIS and Al-Qaeda.
"We helped the armies and governments of Iraq and Syria, at their request," Rouhani said. "If terrorists start showing up in other regional countries, their only hope is Iran's army, the Revolutionary Guards, and the Basij (militia)."
"They shouldn't think that Western or world powers would defend them," he added.
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By Arutz Sheva Staff
9/22/2015
Iran's armed forces are the best defense against "terror" in the Middle East, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday, urging regional countries not to rely on world powers.
"Today, the largest power against intimidation and terror is our armed forces," Rouhani said at a massive military parade in Tehran.
Iran has played a major role in the fight against the Islamic State terrorist organization in neighboring Iraq independently of the US-led coalition. It has provided military advisors, weapons and trainers to both the Iraqi army and numerous terror groups - including Hezbollah and Hamas.
But Rouhani's allusion was not only to the jihadists of ISIS. In the conflict in Syria, Tehran has been a staunch ally of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad against Western-backed rebels as well as ISIS and Al-Qaeda.
"We helped the armies and governments of Iraq and Syria, at their request," Rouhani said. "If terrorists start showing up in other regional countries, their only hope is Iran's army, the Revolutionary Guards, and the Basij (militia)."
"They shouldn't think that Western or world powers would defend them," he added.
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www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/200968
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