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Iran warns US military

2024-08-13

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According to CCTV News, Iran News TV reported on the 12th:The commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy fleet warned the United States on the same day that Iranian ships have the ability to reach the closest point to the U.S. Navy.

Haji Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy Fleet, said on the 12th that the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy Fleet is not only a coastal force, but also has the ability to carry various heavy equipment and radar equipment, enabling it to maintain combat capabilities in international waters. Iranian ships had previously crossed the equator and entered the mission area of ​​the US Navy's Seventh Fleet, and successfully returned after completing a 39-day sailing mission.

Haji Qassem Soleimani warned the US Navy that the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy fleet has the ability to reach the closest point to the US Navy in international waters. Haji Qassem Soleimani also said that Iran is not trying to escalate any tensions, but the United States is constantly increasing its military deployment in the Middle East.

The U.S. Department of Defense issued a statement on the 11th saying that U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin had a phone call with Israeli Defense Minister Galant that day.

Austin said,The United States will do its utmost to protect Israel and strengthen its military deployment in the Middle East.Austin has ordered the USS Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group equipped with F-35C fighter jets to speed up its movement to the Middle East to reinforce the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier strike group. The statement also said,Austin ordered the deployment of a cruise missile nuclear submarine to the Middle East.

Earlier, the U.S. Department of Defense announced on the 2nd that it would send more fighter jets and warships to the Middle East, and also planned to deploy more land-basedBallistic MissilesDefense system.