Armed Forces Spokesman:
Iran Not to Tolerate Zionist Spy Bases, Takfiri Terrorists Near NW Borders
TEHRAN (Dispatches) – Iran has once again made it clear to warring sides Azerbaijan and Armenia that Tehran will not tolerate Zionist spy bases and presence of the Takfiri terrorists near its northwestern borders.
Spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces, Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, said in an interview with Persian-language Mizan news agency on Saturday, "We demand the conflicting sides in Karabakh that the Takfiris should not enter this region at all. Presence of Takfiri terrorists is unbearable to Iran and certainly, the Islamic Republic will not tolerate this presence at all.”
He also warned against the presence of the Zionist regime’s spy bases in the region, saying, "We do not at all allow the regime’s bases to be set up near our borders and in the disputed and conflicted region.”
General Shekarchi warned that any country which does not meet the two demands should account for its consequences, adding, "The Islamic Republic will firmly confront these two ominous phenomena.”
General Shekarchi had also last month warned Armenia and the Azerbaijan Republic to avoid crossing Iran’s red lines, stressing that their dispute can be resolved through dialogue.
He urged Yerevan and Baku to settle their issues through political means, be alert against external interference, and not violate Iran’s territorial integrity.
Meanwhile, Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force’s regional headquarters in northwestern Iran General Ali Hajilou announced deployment of armored units at borders amid the armed conflicts between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
"The regional headquarters of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Army in the Northwest had earlier sent a group of its forces to the region when they were needed,” General Hajilou told FNA on Saturday.
He added that at present, "a part of the armored forces active under the supervision of the northwestern headquarters are participating in this mission too”.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.
The fighting has been rated the worst to plague Nagorno-Karabakh since 1992, when Armenians invaded the region and forced Azeris into a retreat.
A number of stray shells and projectiles have crossed the Iranian border, prompting stern warnings from Tehran.
Spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces, Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, said in an interview with Persian-language Mizan news agency on Saturday, "We demand the conflicting sides in Karabakh that the Takfiris should not enter this region at all. Presence of Takfiri terrorists is unbearable to Iran and certainly, the Islamic Republic will not tolerate this presence at all.”
He also warned against the presence of the Zionist regime’s spy bases in the region, saying, "We do not at all allow the regime’s bases to be set up near our borders and in the disputed and conflicted region.”
General Shekarchi warned that any country which does not meet the two demands should account for its consequences, adding, "The Islamic Republic will firmly confront these two ominous phenomena.”
General Shekarchi had also last month warned Armenia and the Azerbaijan Republic to avoid crossing Iran’s red lines, stressing that their dispute can be resolved through dialogue.
He urged Yerevan and Baku to settle their issues through political means, be alert against external interference, and not violate Iran’s territorial integrity.
Meanwhile, Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force’s regional headquarters in northwestern Iran General Ali Hajilou announced deployment of armored units at borders amid the armed conflicts between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
"The regional headquarters of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Army in the Northwest had earlier sent a group of its forces to the region when they were needed,” General Hajilou told FNA on Saturday.
He added that at present, "a part of the armored forces active under the supervision of the northwestern headquarters are participating in this mission too”.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.
The fighting has been rated the worst to plague Nagorno-Karabakh since 1992, when Armenians invaded the region and forced Azeris into a retreat.
A number of stray shells and projectiles have crossed the Iranian border, prompting stern warnings from Tehran.