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IRGC, Army work ‘hand in hand’ to frustrate Iran’s enemies: Gen. Salami

Monday, 17 April 2023 8:22 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 17 April 2023 9:00 AM ]

Major General Hossein Salami, the chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). (Via JAMARAN.IR)

The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has highlighted the integrity of the Iranian Armed Forces, saying the elite military force, together with the Army, will continue to frustrate the country’s enemies.

Major General Hossein Salami made the remarks on Monday in a message sent to Iran’s Army Chief Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi to congratulate him on National Army Day.

“There is no doubt that the perceived threats from the camp of malicious and adventurous enemies against Islamic Iran are endless,” Salami wrote.

He noted the country’s Armed Forces along with the security and intelligence institutions have worked hand in hand to challenge the anti-Iran strategies and policies pursued by the arrogant powers and the Zionists and disrupted their calculations.

“By God’s grace and in compliance with the wise instructions of … Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Army and the IRGC – as powerful arms of the great Iranian nation – will continue to shine in the frontline of guarding the revolution as well as religious, revolutionary and national values and driving the avowed enemies of this holy land to despair.”

The IRGC chief also noted that the Army has over the past 44 years put the strategy of “permanent strengthening” on its agenda.

The Army, he added, has not contended itself to the progress already made in the defense sector and not overlooked, even for a moment, the threats posed by the enemy’s plots.

Army Day, which is celebrated annually on April 18, was established by the founder and first Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini, in 1979.

Two months after the fall of the deposed Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Ayatollah Khomeini met with the soldiers of the Armed Forces who had made an invaluable contribution to the victory of the Revolution. A few days later, Ayatollah Khomeini named April 18 “the Army Day,” calling for military parades to exhibit the nation’s military preparedness.

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