IRGC Chief on Ain al-Assad missile attack/accidental downing of Ukrainian aircraft
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Head
of Iran’s IRGC Major General Hossein Salami comments on the recent
Iranian missile attack on US bases in Iraq, in addition to the
subsequent accidental downing of a Ukrainian civilian aircraft by
Iranian forces over Tehran.
Source: Al-Alam
News
Date: 12-01-2020
Transcript:
–
America
assassinated General Qasim Soleimani, and it threatened to respond to
our retaliation, the incident (accidental downing of
Ukrainian plane) occurred under (immense) pressure
Ukrainian plane) occurred under (immense) pressure
–
America
was aiming to tie up the hands of the Iranian nation
–
we
had to respond quickly and powerfully to the American crime of
General Soleimani’s assassination
–
when
we struck the US military base (Ain al-Assad) we weren’t only
aiming for taking revenge
–
till
now we are still prepared – with all our capabilities – for war
with America
–
our
aim was not to kill US soldiers in our attack on Ain al-Assad
–
all
the objectives of our missile attack were achieved, US was unable to
stop our missiles
–
US
president denied existence of any losses, this is natural for someone
who wishes to withdraw and back down from his previous stances
–
our
strikes on Ain al-Assad base revealed our military and tactical
superiority
–
the
delay in announcing the reason for the crash of (Ukrainian) aircraft
was due to need for investigating and studying incident from all
angles
–
we
were and continue to strive to protect our citizens, I was wishing
that I was on board the stricken aircraft
–
throughout
my whole life I have never felt as much embarrassment as I felt due
to this error
–
I
give my pledge to the Iranian people that such an error will never
occur again, and that we will work night & day to protect them
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