TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader says the readiness of the country’s military is such that it will dispel any “thoughts of invasion” by the enemies of Iran.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted by state TV yesterday as saying that Iran would never “give in” to foreign attacks or any “act of aggression.” The remarks came during Khamenei’s visit to an army base in the country’s northeast.
Khamenei says Iran’s readiness has weakened warmongering among the country’s enemies and limited an appetite for attacking Iran.
Falling oil exports, sliding currency, soaring inflation, slipping industrial output and rising unemployment — just some of the economic woes Tehran blames on ever-tougher international sanctions it is enduring over its nuclear drive.
Iran leader: Army ready to deter any invasion
