Chief of Staff of Iranian Armed Forces General Mohammad
Hossein Bagheri made the remarks while addressing the inauguration ceremony for
Major General Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, who was recently appointed as
the new Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of
Iran by Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
Bagheri said the region was going through a critical period
adding "the army plays a deterrent role against threats of enemies and global
arrogance as well as that the Leader has always called for promotion of the
country’s martial power and preparedness.”
The enemy must arrive at a definitive conclusion that costs
of attacking Iran will be by far larger than its benefits, he added.
"Knowing that any attempt to invade Iran will result in an
embarrassing defeat for them, enemies have been leading proxy wars,”
highlighted the official stressing that Iran’s armed forces hold a bright
future.
He went on to emphasized the significance of spirituality
and morale along with weapons in the battlefield adding "prudence can also help
the nation in the face of internal issues.”
The commander urged to army to rely on its great potential
to alleviate life difficulties faced by the nation. "the Army, IRGC as well as
Law Enforcement Force are all the same entity when it comes to defending the
Islamic Revolution.”
Later into his remarks, Army Chief Maj. Gen. Bagheri touched
upon the need to continuously upgrade training courses in response to modern
threats. The Army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) can act as
better complements for each other by taking more advantages of their respective
capacities.
He also recalled the profound and rich military background
of Maj. Gen. Mousavi underlining that the Army will undoubtedly move towards
more important goals and take more significant leaps forward under his
leadership.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by several
top-ranking officials Commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Mohammad
Ali Jafari, Maj. Gen. Yahya Rahim Safavi, the top military advisor of Leader,
former commander of army General Salehi, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army
Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan, Commander of Iran's Police Brigadier
General Hossein Ashtar and Islamic Republic of Iran’s Air Defense Force
(IRIADF) Commander Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili among the others.
