TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Armed Forces are prepared to stage joint military exercises with the regional countries in a bid to show that the regional states can restore peace and security to the region without foreign aid or presence of the alien forces, a senior Iranian commander said. |  | |
"The Iranian Army Ground Force plans to stage wargames this (Iranian) year (started on March 21) and we will invite the regional countries to participate as observers," Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting with a number of foreign military attachés in Tehran on Tuesday night.
He announced the Iranian Armed Forces' enthusiasm for staging joint military maneuvers with the regional countries provided that "the needed grounds are prepared".
Pourdastan reiterated that staging joint military exercises with the regional states will play an important role in the further consolidation of relations among these countries.
Earlier, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) had announced Iran's preparedness to stage joint drills with its Southern neighbors in the Persian Gulf.
IRGC Lieutenant Commander Brigadier General Hossein Salami made the remarks last April on the threshold of massive wargames in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, codenamed Payambar-e Azam 5 (The Great Prophet).
"We are ready to stage such wargames jointly with those states on the Southern rims of the Persian Gulf in future," General Salami stressed.
Stressing security for the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz and reminding Iran's effective role in the establishment of security in this Strait to the world are among the major goals pursued by the wargames staged by Iran, the General added.
Noting that today many straits in the world suffer insecurity and instability, Salami stated, "Iran has and is still bearing a heavy cost to establish security in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf."
He announced the Iranian Armed Forces' enthusiasm for staging joint military maneuvers with the regional countries provided that "the needed grounds are prepared".
Pourdastan reiterated that staging joint military exercises with the regional states will play an important role in the further consolidation of relations among these countries.
Earlier, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) had announced Iran's preparedness to stage joint drills with its Southern neighbors in the Persian Gulf.
IRGC Lieutenant Commander Brigadier General Hossein Salami made the remarks last April on the threshold of massive wargames in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, codenamed Payambar-e Azam 5 (The Great Prophet).
"We are ready to stage such wargames jointly with those states on the Southern rims of the Persian Gulf in future," General Salami stressed.
Stressing security for the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz and reminding Iran's effective role in the establishment of security in this Strait to the world are among the major goals pursued by the wargames staged by Iran, the General added.
Noting that today many straits in the world suffer insecurity and instability, Salami stated, "Iran has and is still bearing a heavy cost to establish security in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf."
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