IRGC Commander: US Sidelined in Region – TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US has succumbed to the regional influence of the Islamic Republic of Iran, said the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Lieutenant Commander Brigadier General Hossein Salami.
Today, Iran is more powerful than ever and plays a significant role in the region, the IRGC commander said, reiterating, “the Islamic Revolution has managed to create more space to confront the enemy.”
The US has been sidelined in Iraq and has failed in making change in Syria, Brigadier General Salami underscored, Washington has been forced to change its past strategies.
Back in September, Brigadier General Hossein Salami said the US military operations in the region enabled Iran to identify the shortcomings of American armed forces, adding that Iran is now keenly aware of US weak points.
Speaking in a television program on Saturday night, Brigadier General Salami said Iran has been able to gain good knowledge of US weak points after Washington intensified its military presence across the region.
“We could measure their military capabilities, realize the major factors for expansion of (our) power along those lines… assess their (American’s) weak point very well, and accordingly (could) realize the ways to counter and overcome them,” the Iranian commander pointed out.
Asked about how Iran’s military might compares with other countries in the region, Salami said, “Our distance with other regional countries in this area is very large, and I cannot compare the military power of Iran with other regional countries.”
He further touched on Iran’s high missile capabilities to defend the country, and noted that Iran is able to destroy unlimited targets by firing a barrage of missiles in case any potential threat is posed against the country’s national security.