Mohammad Pakpour of the Revolutionary Guard Corps has issued a stern warning after Donald Trump said a \u201cmassive fleet\u201d was bound for the region<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stands ready with its \u201cfinger on the trigger\u201d to fend off any US or Israeli aggression, its commander, General Mohammad Pakpour has warned. It comes soon after Tehran managed to contain mass protests which had been going on for weeks.
\nThe unrest erupted in late December over rising inflation and the collapse of the national currency, quickly descending into violent riots accompanied by political demands. According to the Iranian authorities, weeks of violence left at least 3,000 people dead, with Tehran accusing the US and Israel of instigating the turmoil. US President Donald Trump has made several threats against Tehran, telling Iranian demonstrators at one point that \u201chelp is on its way.\u201d
\nPakpour pledged that Tehran\u2019s adversaries would incur \u201cpainful\u201d ramifications at the hands of Iranian forces in the event of an attack, as cited by Nournews on Saturday. The general also warned the US and Israel against making \u201cany miscalculations\u201d and pledged to inflict a \u201cpainful and regrettable fate\u201d on any would-be aggressor. The IRGC is \u201cmore ready than ever, finger on the trigger\u201d to defend Iran, he stressed.<\/p>\n
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Iran has defeated the US \u2013 Khamenei<\/p>\n
After repeatedly threatening to use force against Iran, President Trump appeared to tone down his rhetoric somewhat last weekend, claiming that he had \u201cconvinced\u201d himself not to attack the country after all. The remark followed several reports suggesting that US military strikes against the Islamic Republic were imminent.
\nSpeaking to reporters on Friday however, Trump stated that he was still closely \u201cwatching\u201d the situation in the country.
\n\u201dWe have a massive fleet heading in that direction\u2026 and maybe we won\u2019t have to use it\u2026 we have a lot of ships heading in that direction, just in case,\u201d the US president said.
\nWhile the Pentagon has issued no official statement, a number of media reports have indicated that an aircraft carrier group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln is en route to the Middle East from the South China Sea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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