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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Iran not seeking war with US but ‘not afraid of it’, says military chief

The IRGC commander-in-chief, Hossein Salami.
Hossein Salami (centre, in green), said: ‘We hear some threats … about targeting Iran. We tell them that you tested us and we know each other.’ Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

The head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards has said the country is not afraid of war with the US, as the Pentagon weighs how directly to respond to the killing of three US military personnel in a drone attack in Jordan.

The IRGC commander-in-chief, Maj Gen Hossein Salami, said: “We hear some threats from American officials about targeting Iran. We tell them that you tested us and we know each other. We do not leave any threat unanswered, and we do not look for war, but we are not afraid of it. This is the well-known truth.”

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