The second-in-command of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the elite force has managed to become so powerful that neither the Americans nor the Zionists can hold out against it.
Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi said on Tuesday that the IRGC is a unique organization that improved its capabilities in all material and spiritual domains.
“In other words, when material and spiritual capabilities are put together, it creates a power that no evil power, such as that of the Americans and the Zionists, can withstand it,” Fadavi added.
He argued that guarding the Islamic Revolution cannot be done only militarily, and therefore, the IRGC, as one of its main duties, serves the Iranian people to protect the revolution.
Iran celebrated the anniversary of the IRGC’s establishment on Saturday.
In a tweet on the occasion, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said the IRGC serves as a “powerful arm” that guards the Islamic Republic and its national interests while infuriating the sworn enemies.
“The IRGC is a powerful arm that guards the Islamic Revolution and the Islamic Republic of Iran, supports the nation, and protects the country’s national security,” Kan’ani tweeted on Saturday.
The IRGC, also known as the “Sepah”, was established on April 22, 1979 by the founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Khomeini as a paramilitary organization charged with protecting the newborn Islamic Republic. The force closely cooperates with the Iranian Army in the face of foreign threats as manifested during the 8-year war imposed by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein on Iran in the 1980s.
The IRGC has also made great sacrifices in the fight against terrorist groups operating in the region. It has also helped the Iranian people during tough times such as natural calamities.
In 2019, the US State Department designated the Guards as a terrorist organization – an unprecedented action against the military of a sovereign state.
Source: Press TV
