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Patriot deployment in Turkey to lead to "world war" - Iranian official
December 15, 2012 - 20:18 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The planned deployment of NATO Patriot missiles
along Turkey's border with Syria could lead to a "world war" that
would threaten Europe as well, Iran's military chief of staff said,
according to Reuters.
Turkey asked NATO for the Patriot system, designed to intercept
aircraft or missiles, in November to help bolster its border security
after gunfire from war-torn Syria spilled into Turkish territory.
General Hassan Firouzabadi, the Iranian armed forces chief, said
Tehran wanted its neighbor Turkey to feel secure but called for NATO
to drop plans to deploy the Patriots.
"Each one of these Patriots is a black mark on the world map, and is
meant to cause a world war," Firouzabadi was quoted as saying by the
Iranian Students' News Agency. "They are making plans for a world war,
and this is very dangerous for the future of humanity and for the
future of Europe itself."
Iran has been a staunch ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
throughout the 21-month uprising against his rule.
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta signed an order on Friday to send
two Patriot missile batteries to Turkey along with American personnel
to operate them, following similar steps by Germany and the
Netherlands.
December 15, 2012 - 20:18 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The planned deployment of NATO Patriot missiles
along Turkey's border with Syria could lead to a "world war" that
would threaten Europe as well, Iran's military chief of staff said,
according to Reuters.
Turkey asked NATO for the Patriot system, designed to intercept
aircraft or missiles, in November to help bolster its border security
after gunfire from war-torn Syria spilled into Turkish territory.
General Hassan Firouzabadi, the Iranian armed forces chief, said
Tehran wanted its neighbor Turkey to feel secure but called for NATO
to drop plans to deploy the Patriots.
"Each one of these Patriots is a black mark on the world map, and is
meant to cause a world war," Firouzabadi was quoted as saying by the
Iranian Students' News Agency. "They are making plans for a world war,
and this is very dangerous for the future of humanity and for the
future of Europe itself."
Iran has been a staunch ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
throughout the 21-month uprising against his rule.
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta signed an order on Friday to send
two Patriot missile batteries to Turkey along with American personnel
to operate them, following similar steps by Germany and the
Netherlands.