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Iran ready to repel enemy attack - commander

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Iran has strengthened its defense capacity and is capable of decisively repelling any attack against it, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Iranian TV.
TEHRAN, September 11 (RIA Novosti) - Iran has strengthened its defense capacity and is capable of decisively repelling any attack against it, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Iranian TV.

"If our enemies take any bold actions against Iran, they will receive a decisive and jaw breaking response," Mohammed Ali Jafari said.

Jafari also said that the IRGC was the only armed forces in the world, whose personnel are motivated and self-confident.

The 125,000-strong Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is the largest branch of Iran's military, separate from the rest of the army. It is equipped with modern weaponary and controls militia units numbering up to 12 million soldiers.

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