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Iranian Guard Official Says Renewed U.S. War Unlikely, States Readiness
An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps official told Tasnim news agency that renewed war with the United States is unlikely. The same official stated Iran is prepared to repel any attack and would turn its southern coast into a graveyard for aggressors.
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An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps official said renewed war with the United States is unlikely, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. The official added that Iran stands ready to repel any attack. “Do not doubt we will turn the area from Chabahar to Mahshahr into a graveyard for aggressors,” the official said, naming locations at each end of Iran’s southern coast.
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