[[{"content_id":"403713","domain_id":"0","lang_id":"en","portal_id":"2","owner_id":"114","user_id":"43","view_accesslevel_id":"0","edit_accesslevel_id":"0","delete_accesslevel_id":"0","editor_id":"0","content_title":"IRGC chief Gen. Salami: \r\n\r\nIran will hit any point used to target its interests","content_number":"","content_date_event":"2025-05-09 12:03:56","content_summary":"Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Salami says Iran would strike any point where the enemy uses to act against the country.","content_summary_fill":"1","content_body":"Gen. Salami's warning during the unveiling of an IRGC Navy's underground drone hangar on Thursday came amid threats by the US and Israel to target Iran's nuclear energy facilities.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n"A principle in our defense doctrine is that from any point where our enemy acts against our interests and goals, we will target and hit that point and any other point where our enemy's interests lie," Salami said.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n"Therefore, we declare that any point in any territory that becomes the origin of an invasion will be the target of an invasion for us, meaning that the origin will become a target," he added.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nGen. Salami assured Iranians of the country's military capabilities to counter any threat. "Our dear nation should know that we stand with our hands full against our enemies," he said.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe underground drone hanger unveiled on Thursday is the latest of similar facilities displayed in recent months against a backdrop of hostile rhetoric from Israel and the US, which have threatened Tehran with potential military action over its nuclear program.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n"What the dear Iranian nation is witnessing today is a small part of the IRGC Navy's enormous drone capability," Gen. Salami said.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n"The drones at the disposal of this force are the most modern and advanced drone technologies in the world, giving our commanders a free hand for various types of strikes and providing flexibility in planning."\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOn Thursday, Israel's minister of military affairs Israel Katz threatened Iran with 'Gaza-like' action amid an escalation with Yemen which hit Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv with a hypersonic missile on Sunday. Israel accuses Iran of providing Yemeni armed forces with military assistance.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nGen. Salami said, "Another aspect of our display of power is correcting the enemy's miscalculations and mistakes."\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n"This is because our enemies must also become familiar with the reality of our power to some extent so that, they do not rush into miscalculations and judgments out of ignorance of the extent of our power and do not engage in actions that are detrimental to themselves."\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOn Wednesday, President Donald Trump stated that he is willing to reach an agreement with Tehran that allows the United States to “blow up” Iran’s nuclear energy facilities.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“It’s that simple,” he stated during an exchange with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. “I would much prefer a strong, verified deal where we actually blow them up…,” Trump said, referring to Iran’s nuclear facilities.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe US president added that there were only two possible outcomes, namely “blowing them up nicely or blow them up viciously.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nEarlier Thursday, Gen. Salami said while Iran prioritizes diplomacy in the nuclear issue, seeking a fair solution without threats, it remains fully prepared for war at any scale.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“The Americans should know that if they threaten us, we are prepared for war at any scale,“ he told a ceremony in Mashhad.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe US and Iran have held three rounds of negotiations since April 12. A planned fourth round, originally scheduled for May 3, was postponed due to “logistical reasons,” according to mediator Oman.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nGen. Salami said, “With their new threats and sanctions, the Americans have demonstrated unreliability and untrustworthiness.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe IRGC chief stressed that Iran does not pursue nuclear weapons, and has voluntarily removed them from its defense doctrine.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nIran, Gen. Salami said, will not relinquish its vital interests. He warned that the “criminal" Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to influence the minds of American officials and draw them into an endless war.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nAccording to Salami, the Americans have suffered grave consequences from their foreign interventions and must exercise wisdom by rejecting the "manipulative lies of the Zionist regime’s prime minister and make prudent choices instead".\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHe warned Israel and other enemies that "any transgression would unleash hellfire upon them, with retaliatory strikes so severe that would eclipse Operation True Promise 1 and 2".\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n Iran launched Operation True Promise 1 on October 1, 2024 targeting key Israeli military and intelligence installations with its missiles. Operation True Promise 1 was Iran’s first ever direct military strike against Israel, conducted on April 13, 2024.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“We tell the officials of the usurping Israeli regime: You, who could not even endure a single missile strike from the heroic Ansarullah of Yemen at your airport, how will you be able to endure hundreds and thousands of missiles?” he said.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe missile strike by Yemenis on Sunday bypassed four layers of air defense and landed in the heart of the main airport near Tel Aviv. \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nYahya Saree, the spokesman for Yemen’s armed forces, said in a televised statement that the military operation against the key Israeli airport was conducted with a hypersonic ballistic missile and “hit its target successfully.”","content_html":"

Gen. Salami's warning during the unveiling of an IRGC Navy's underground drone hangar on Thursday came amid threats by the US and Israel to target Iran's nuclear energy facilities.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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"A principle in our defense doctrine is that from any point where our enemy acts against our interests and goals, we will target and hit that point and any other point where our enemy's interests lie," Salami said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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"Therefore, we declare that any point in any territory that becomes the origin of an invasion will be the target of an invasion for us, meaning that the origin will become a target," he added.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Gen. Salami assured Iranians of the country's military capabilities to counter any threat. "Our dear nation should know that we stand with our hands full against our enemies," he said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The underground drone hanger unveiled on Thursday is the latest of similar facilities displayed in recent months against a backdrop of hostile rhetoric from Israel and the US, which have threatened Tehran with potential military action over its nuclear program.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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"What the dear Iranian nation is witnessing today is a small part of the IRGC Navy's enormous drone capability," Gen. Salami said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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"The drones at the disposal of this force are the most modern and advanced drone technologies in the world, giving our commanders a free hand for various types of strikes and providing flexibility in planning."<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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On Thursday, Israel's minister of military affairs Israel Katz threatened Iran with 'Gaza-like' action amid an escalation with Yemen which hit Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv with a hypersonic missile on Sunday. Israel accuses Iran of providing Yemeni armed forces with military assistance.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Gen. Salami said, "Another aspect of our display of power is correcting the enemy's miscalculations and mistakes."<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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"This is because our enemies must also become familiar with the reality of our power to some extent so that, they do not rush into miscalculations and judgments out of ignorance of the extent of our power and do not engage in actions that are detrimental to themselves."<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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On Wednesday, President Donald Trump stated that he is willing to reach an agreement with Tehran that allows the United States to “blow up” Iran’s nuclear energy facilities.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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“It’s that simple,” he stated during an exchange with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. “I would much prefer a strong, verified deal where we actually blow them up…,” Trump said, referring to Iran’s nuclear facilities.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The US president added that there were only two possible outcomes, namely “blowing them up nicely or blow them up viciously.”<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Earlier Thursday, Gen. Salami said while Iran prioritizes diplomacy in the nuclear issue, seeking a fair solution without threats, it remains fully prepared for war at any scale.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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“The Americans should know that if they threaten us, we are prepared for war at any scale,“ he told a ceremony in Mashhad.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The US and Iran have held three rounds of negotiations since April 12. A planned fourth round, originally scheduled for May 3, was postponed due to “logistical reasons,” according to mediator Oman.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Gen. Salami said, “With their new threats and sanctions, the Americans have demonstrated unreliability and untrustworthiness.”<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The IRGC chief stressed that Iran does not pursue nuclear weapons, and has voluntarily removed them from its defense doctrine.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Iran, Gen. Salami said, will not relinquish its vital interests. He warned that the “criminal" Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to influence the minds of American officials and draw them into an endless war.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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According to Salami, the Americans have suffered grave consequences from their foreign interventions and must exercise wisdom by rejecting the "manipulative lies of the Zionist regime’s prime minister and make prudent choices instead".<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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He warned Israel and other enemies that "any transgression would unleash hellfire upon them, with retaliatory strikes so severe that would eclipse Operation True Promise 1 and 2".<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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 Iran launched Operation True Promise 1 on October 1, 2024 targeting key Israeli military and intelligence installations with its missiles. Operation True Promise 1 was Iran’s first ever direct military strike against Israel, conducted on April 13, 2024.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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“We tell the officials of the usurping Israeli regime: You, who could not even endure a single missile strike from the heroic Ansarullah of Yemen at your airport, how will you be able to endure hundreds and thousands of missiles?” he said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The missile strike by Yemenis on Sunday bypassed four layers of air defense and landed in the heart of the main airport near Tel Aviv. <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Yahya Saree, the spokesman for Yemen’s armed forces, said in a televised statement that the military operation against the key Israeli airport was conducted with a hypersonic ballistic missile and “hit its target successfully.”<\/span><\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_columns":"0","content_date_start":"2025-05-09 12:03:56","content_date_finish":"2025-05-09 12:03:56","content_date_register":"2025-05-09 12:06:36","content_date_last_edit":"2025-05-09 12:06:36","content_show_img":"1","content_show_details":"0","content_show_related_img":"0","content_show_slider":"1","content_show_title_slider":"1","content_comment":"1","content_score":"0","content_recorded":"0","content_confirmed":"0","content_status":"1","content_kind":"0","old_id":"0","tag_id":null,"tag_word":null,"tag_service":null,"tag_total":null,"tag_soundex":null,"attach_token":"1928946890","attach_date_register":"2025-05-09 12:06:25","attach_id":"551852","attach_file_ext":"png","attach_file_header":"image\/png","attach_img_type":"3","attach_img_width":"1000","attach_img_height":"562","attach_file_media":"1","attach_show_watermark":"1","score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"visit_count":"103","visit_date_last":"2025-05-10 02:19:34","attach_title":"Gen. Salami's warning during the unveiling of an IRGC Navy's underground drone hangar on Thursday came amid threats by the US and Israel to target Iran's nuclear energy facilities.","node_title":"news,Latest news","ot_node_left_right":"[{\"node_id\":122, \"left\":2, \"right\":53},{\"node_id\":144, \"left\":49, \"right\":50}]"}]]