AFP: The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned the United States on Friday not to attack the Islamic republic, saying American troops in Iraq and the region were “vulnerable”. TEHRAN, April 14, 2006 (AFP) – The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned the United States on Friday not to attack the Islamic republic, saying American troops in Iraq and the region were “vulnerable”.
“The Iranian armed forces are totally ready to defend the country. If the Americans attack Iran, they will be making a second strategic error after their attack against Iraq,” General Yahya Rahim Safavi, one of the regime’s most powerful figures, told reporters.
“The Americans know better than anyone that their troops in the region and in Iraq are vulnerable. I would advise them not to commit such a strategic error,” he said.
“You can start a war but it won’t be you who finishes it,” warned the general, speaking on the sidelines of a pro-Palestinian conference in Tehran.
