Following at a closed door session with MPs, national security committee chairman Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh told state media that analysts are not expecting a war with the United States, despite recent US buildups in the area.
Falashatpisheh was told by the commander of the Revolutionary Guard that the US is looking for a “psychological war,” and that the US has started this, but that they don’t expect a military conflict.
That commander, Gen. Hossein Salami, dismissed the idea of the US
attacking, saying that a US military attack was all but impossible at
the moment, and that recent deployments didn’t amount to a real threat.
The commander emphasized Iran’s defensive preparations, saying they were
fully prepared if the Americans “make a move” against them. He added
that the presence of more US ships in the immediate vicinity, if
anything, would increase Iran’s ability to retaliate to an American
attack.
Iran Does Not Expect a War With the US
Commander: US looking for psychological war, not military conflict
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