Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri of the Islamic Revolution Guards
Corps said on Saturday that Iranian commanders had been given the
authority to give immediate response to any hostile action by the
enemy.
Jazayeri made the remarks in response to threats of military action
against Iran over its nuclear program issued by a number of Israeli
officials, according to Sepahnews.
“The era of threat, intimidation, and the childish game of carrot and
stick has come to an end, and if avaricious regimes and the hegemonic
powers do not have a proper understanding of the current situation in
the world and region, they will be faced with numerous and unforeseeable
problems,” he said.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Jazayeri said, “Mr. Obama, do not make a
mistake. All our options are also on the table. Return to your country
before getting more bogged down in the region’s quagmire.”
In an interview with Israeli television broadcast on Thursday,
President Barack Obama said that the United States had significant
capabilities to curb Iran’s nuclear work and that he was keeping all
options on the table, according to Reuters.
Asked if he would order an attack on Iran should diplomacy fail, Obama
said, “When I say that all options are on the table, all options are on
the table.”
Israel has said it will resort to military action if diplomacy fails to
resolve the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program. Some Western countries
claim that the program may be aimed at developing a nuclear weapons
capability. Tehran says its nuclear work is entirely peaceful.
The most recent round of talks between Iran and the 5+1 group (the five
permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany) over the
country’s nuclear program was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on February 26
and 27, and the two sides agreed to meet again at the same venue in
April.
The meeting was reported to be a “partial” success, with the Iranian
side saying that the six major powers had adopted a more realistic
approach to the nuclear issue.
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