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Iran has warned Turkey against military attack under aegis of NATO
arminfo
Monday, December 12, 15:52
An Iranian security official said if there would be any attack on
Iran they will 'definitely' target the missile system which is planned
to be stationed in the eastern province of Malatya as part of NATO's
missile defense project and they have a plan to counteract the shield,
Hurriyet daily news reports.
"We are closely monitoring the relations with Turkey in the National
Security Commission of the parliament. Iran has warned before Turkey
that the deployment of the system will have grave consequences.
General Hajizadeh's remarks are entirely true and when we were
attacked, it is our natural right to defend ourselves," said
vice-chairman of the Iranian parliament's national security and
foreign policy commission, Hossein Ibrahimi. "Our armed forces have
pre-studied plans and tactics against the NATO system," Ibrahimi told
Farsi-language Shargh newspaper.
Ankara previously conveyed unease to Tehran over the remarks warning
that Iran would target NATO missile defense installations in Turkey's
Malatya province if the U.S. or Israel attacked by Gen. Ali Hajizadeh,
the head of the aerospace unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards
Corps (IRGC). Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu conveyed to his Iranian
counterpart Turkey's disturbance over recent Iranian threats to attack
installations in Turkey when the two met in Jeddah on Nov. 30. Iranian
Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said the air force commander's
remarks did not reflect Tehran's official position. Iranian officials
have long criticized Ankara for deploying a U.S.-led NATO early
warning radar system in its territories, but it was the first time a
high ranking military official from Iran warned of a military act
against Turkey.
arminfo
Monday, December 12, 15:52
An Iranian security official said if there would be any attack on
Iran they will 'definitely' target the missile system which is planned
to be stationed in the eastern province of Malatya as part of NATO's
missile defense project and they have a plan to counteract the shield,
Hurriyet daily news reports.
"We are closely monitoring the relations with Turkey in the National
Security Commission of the parliament. Iran has warned before Turkey
that the deployment of the system will have grave consequences.
General Hajizadeh's remarks are entirely true and when we were
attacked, it is our natural right to defend ourselves," said
vice-chairman of the Iranian parliament's national security and
foreign policy commission, Hossein Ibrahimi. "Our armed forces have
pre-studied plans and tactics against the NATO system," Ibrahimi told
Farsi-language Shargh newspaper.
Ankara previously conveyed unease to Tehran over the remarks warning
that Iran would target NATO missile defense installations in Turkey's
Malatya province if the U.S. or Israel attacked by Gen. Ali Hajizadeh,
the head of the aerospace unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards
Corps (IRGC). Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu conveyed to his Iranian
counterpart Turkey's disturbance over recent Iranian threats to attack
installations in Turkey when the two met in Jeddah on Nov. 30. Iranian
Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said the air force commander's
remarks did not reflect Tehran's official position. Iranian officials
have long criticized Ankara for deploying a U.S.-led NATO early
warning radar system in its territories, but it was the first time a
high ranking military official from Iran warned of a military act
against Turkey.