US commander comments denounced

EghtesadOnline: Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei has slammed recent comments by the head of the US Central Command calling Iran a “destabilizing” country in the Middle East.

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03 April 2017

“Tell this American military official that what Iran is doing in the Persian Gulf and in region is aimed at protecting security and peace,” Rezaei wrote in a recent Instagram post.

Mr. Votel by repeating some allegations against Iran has called for taking military action to stop the Islamic Republic, he said.

“In reaction to what the head of the US Central Command alleges, we should say that Iran’s activities in the Persian Gulf and region are aimed at protecting peace and security,” IRNA quoted Rezaei as saying.

The secretary of Iran's Expediency Council also urged the US commander to do something about the illegitimate interventions of the American allies in the region and stop killing of civilians by them.

Be careful not to become another [former US president George W] Bush, Rezaei said.

“Remember that Iran is neither Afghanistan nor Iraq and embarking on any kind of adventurism will end in regrets,” he said.

Votel had recently said that Washington should consider using “military means” against Iran.