Iran conducted no attack on neighbors, respects their sovereignty, interests: Army headquarters

Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters says Iranian Armed Forces respect the national interests and sovereignty of neighboring countries and have not carried out any act of aggression against them.

In a statement on Saturday, it said the declaration follows remarks by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

However, it added all military bases and interests belonging to the criminal United States and the Israeli regime on land, at sea, and in air across the region will be considered legitimate targets of powerful strikes by Iran’s Armed Forces.

Pezeshkian: Enemies will take dream of Iran’s surrender to grave

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says the enemies will take the dream of Iran’s surrender to the grave.

The US and Israel launched an unprovoked war of aggression against Iran on February 28, some eight months after they carried out military strikes on the country—both while Tehran was in the midst of diplomatic talks with Washington.

Iran began to swiftly retaliate against the strikes by launching barrages of missile and drone attacks on the Israeli-occupied territories as well as on US bases in regional countries.

On Friday, Lieutenant Colonel Ibrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, warned that the Iranian Armed Forces will strongly hit any base being used by the US and Israel to carry out strikes against Iran.

Zolfaghari said on Saturday that 21 American soldiers were killed and a number of others injured in Iran’s retaliatory attacks on the Fifth Fleet of the US Navy in the region.

He added that some 200 American personnel have also been killed and wounded during strikes against the US military base in Al Dhafra Air Base.

The Armed Forces have targeted an oil tanker owned by the United States in the northern part of the Persian Gulf, he noted.

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