WANA (Aug 12) – A senior adviser to the Commander-in-Chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Iran has learned how to confront the United States through decades of pressure and conflict, adding that the U.S. military has proven to be weaker than previously believed.

 

Speaking to the American public broadcaster PBS, Brig. Gen. Mohammad Reza Naqdi said Iran had been under U.S. pressure for 73 years but had withstood it, maintained national unity and territorial integrity, and prevented its adversaries from achieving their objectives.

 

Referring to the recent conflict, Naqdi said, “In the third imposed war, we learned how to fight the United States,” adding that the U.S. military had turned out to be weaker than previously thought.

 

“Iran Would Be Dangerous Even Without Missiles”

Naqdi also said that even if Iran were to have no missiles one day, it could become even more dangerous to the United States, arguing that a force determined to fight and defend its national dignity would pose a serious threat to Washington.

 

The IRGC commander’s adviser further said senior U.S. military leaders and commanders shape the course of the war based on their personal interests. He also called for a congressional investigation into increases in the assets of U.S. President Donald Trump and those close to him during the war.

 

Naqdi stressed that the Iranian people have no hostility toward the American people, saying that Iran’s conflict is with the U.S. government.

 

He also referred to media relations between the two countries, saying that over the past 43 years, unlike Iranian presidents, none of the U.S. presidents had agreed to be interviewed by an Iranian journalist.