Revolutionary Guard leader vows retaliation for US 'any act'

Revolutionary Guard leader vows retaliation for US 'any act'

Revolutionary Guard leader vows retaliation for US 'any act'
Saturday, January 2, 2021

Iran: Revolutionary Guard leader vows retaliation for US 'any act'






Iran has told the International Atomic Energy Agency of its desire to produce 20% enriched uranium


Iran will retaliate against "any action by the enemy," the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Iran's ideological army, warned on Saturday, referring to rising tensions with the United States,during an inspection of troops stationed on a key island in the Gulf. "We are here today to ensure our naval power against the enemies that are swaggering and threatening us," said Major General Hossein Salami on Abu Musa Island, according to Sepahnews, the official website of the Revolutionary Guards. "We will respond with the same force. . . . to any action of the enemy against us," he said.


Tensions between the United States and Iran have increased in the run-up to the anniversary of the assassination of powerful Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, head of the Guardians' external operations, who was killed by a U.S. strike in Baghdad on January 3, 2020. Iran then retaliated by firing missiles at Iraqi bases housing American soldiers.



An excuse to start a war


In late November, the US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz was deployed to the Gulf, and two US B-52 bombers flew over the region on 10 December in a show of force. According to the New York Times, U.S. Defense Secretary Christopher Miller has since ordered the Nimitz's return. A "de-escalation" signal sent to Tehran to avoid a conflict writes the American daily, citing an official.


On Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump of seeking to fabricate "a pretext" to launch "a war" before he leaves the White House on January 20, after a term in which he waged a "maximum pressure" campaign against Tehran.


In addition, Iran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency of its willingness to produce 20% enriched uranium, well above the threshold set by the 2015 Vienna Agreement, the UN agency said on Friday. "Iran has informed the Agency of its intention to enrich uranium at a rate of up to 20% at the Fordo underground plant, in order to comply with a law recently passed by the Iranian Parliament," a spokesman told AFP. The letter, dated December 31, "did not specify when this enrichment activity would be implemented."



Source:- Flash News and News Agencies

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