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Tehran: A top Iranian
official has said a World War III may erupt if his country is
attacked by Israel, concerned over Tehran's controversial nuclear
programme.
Brig. Gen. Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Aerospace Division
of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), told Press TV
that in case of the eruption of such a war, the situation would be
out of control.
"This war is likely to degenerate into the World War III,"
Hajizadeh was quoted as saying.
Stating that some countries might enter the war in favour of or
against Iran, the official said: "We see the US and the Zionist
regime (of Israel) alongside one another and we can by no means
imagine that the Zionist regime would initiate a war (against
Iran) without US support."
"The Islamic Republic of Iran considers US bases in the region as
part of American soil and will definitely target them if a war
breaks out," he added.
According to Xinhua, IRGC commander Major General Mohammad Ali
Jafari has said that a war on Iran "will eventually happen".
"War will happen but it is not clear where and when," Jafari was
quoted as saying.
He, however, said Iran was ready to confront any possible strike
against the country.
Another IRGC commander, Hossein Salami, supported the remarks by
Jafari, and said: "Iran will obliterate the Zionist regime if the
latter takes any action against Iran," the official IRNA news
agency reported.
Salami, however, said Iran does not want to initiate a war against
any country, but in case it is attacked by any country it will
never stop its counterattack till the annihilation of the enemy.
According to Press TV, Iran's Air Force plans to hold a massive
military manoeuvre in the southern part of the country by the end
of the current Iranian calendar year - March 2013.
"Manoeuvres to be carried out by Iran are peaceful and indicate
that Iran and regional countries are capable of safeguarding their
security," Deputy Commander of Iran's Air Force, Brigadier General
Aziz Nasirzadeh, was quoted as saying.
Nasirzadeh said the presence of "non-regional powers" in the
Persian Gulf was "illegitimate" as they cannot provide regional
states with security.
IRNA said the IRGC will also hold a 15,000-man manoeuvre in
Shahr-e-Rey district of Tehran Sep 27-28.
IRGC Commander-in-charge of the operations, General Nasiri told
IRNA that the exercises would help raise combat readiness of the
ground forces.
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