Saudi Arabia, allies no match for Iran on battlefield: Commander

Iran's chief Armed Forces spokesman says Saudi Arabia and its allies are too weak to engage in a military confrontation with the Islamic Republic.

“Saudi Arabia has by no means the capability to confront Iran and [in fact] not only Saudi Arabia, but its allies are also incapable of confrontation with the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Deputy Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces, Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri, said in response to a question by reporters on Monday.

He added that Saudi Arabia “counts for nothing [against Iran] and is no match for the Islamic Republic of Iran in the region to aspire entering military scenes.”

“The Americans also lack such a capability and will,” the  commander pointed out.

He said the Iranian Armed Forces and the country’s defense power have created such a deterrent force that “our big enemies will not allow themselves to make such plans and arrangements” for a military conflict with the Islamic Republic.

Jazayeri further pointed to the recent military exercises by Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz and said, “Saudi maneuvers were a routine parade and a mediocre and low-level mission according to our observations.”

He added that Riyadh made efforts to “hype up its military and technical dimensions” through media propaganda.

Saudi Arabia's exercises, which began on October 4, involved units of the Royal Saudi Navy Forces of Eastern Fleet, including warships, naval aircraft and special security naval units.

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