Iran Army Chief: We will cut off hands of aggressors
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Pars Today – The commander-in-chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army stressed that threats by enemies will not go unanswered.
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  • Major General Amir Hatami, commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army
    Major General Amir Hatami, commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army

Pars Today – The commander-in-chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army stressed that threats by enemies will not go unanswered.

According to Pars Today, Major General Amir Hatami, commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army, said on Wednesday in an address to students at the Army Command and Staff University that the escalation of hostile rhetoric against the Iranian nation is considered a threat and will not be tolerated without a response. He warned that if they make a mistake, they will receive a more decisive response, adding: “We will cut off the hand of any aggressor.”

Full readiness of Iran’s Armed Forces

The commander-in-chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, referring to hostile rhetoric by enemies and their interference in Iran’s internal affairs, said: “I can state with confidence that today the readiness of Iran’s armed forces is far greater than before. If the enemy makes a mistake, it will receive a more decisive response.”

Major General Hatami described any act of aggression against Iran as having far‑reaching consequences and emphasized that the Islamic Republic of Iran Army will act with full force to fulfill its mission of defending and safeguarding the country’s independence, territorial integrity, and the Islamic Republic system.

He described the current era as a period of efforts to establish a “new world order,” stating that these efforts have created security challenges for the world, individual regions, and nations, resulting in instability and insecurity.

Major General Hatami also cited the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the establishment of the “cursed Zionist regime” as examples of global powers’ actions in West Asia, adding that this regime serves as a forward and proxy base for the West, and its existence is of high strategic importance to them.