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Iranian IRGC: U.S. Military Must Leave Iran's Borders and Stop Calling us Terrorists
2017-07-20
[Newsweek] The leader of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has slammed the U.S.'s decision to pursue further sanctions against Tehran and urged Washington to curb its military presence in the region.

IRGC commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari demanded Wednesday the U.S. withdraw all of its military bases within 1,000 kilometers (more than 621 miles) of Iran's borders, a distance that encompasses most of the U.S.'s operations in the Middle East and Afghanistan. The remarks came in response to the White House's decision to impose more economic sanctions against the country only a day after President Donald Trump's administration concluded Iran was in compliance with their 2015 nuclear treaty. The State Department said Tuesday that the new sanctions were due to Iran's support for groups the U.S. designates as terrorist organizations, a label the U.S. has considered applying to the IRGC itself. Jafari countered these charges during his most recent address.
Posted by:Besoeker

#13  Shhhh, they don't have to actually clean it up. The message is this: Annoy us, we destroy you and give your land to Israel.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2017-07-20 22:48  

#12  Why would Israel want the enviro cleanup responsibility?
Posted by: Frank G   2017-07-20 21:30  

#11  Fine, we can call you radioactive glass and vapor. Starving soon to be dead sub humans? Let's rename Iran to be an Israeli colony.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2017-07-20 20:59  

#10  What Darth said
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2017-07-20 19:48  

#9  What are the odds that the Obama admin actually committed the US to such a withdrawal in some sooper sekrit annex of the nuclear deal?

Might explain Soetoro's adamant refusal to get a SOFA with Baghdad, and insisting on the drawdown...
Posted by: Pappy   2017-07-20 17:18  

#8  IRGC commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari demanded Wednesday the U.S. withdraw all of its military bases within 1,000 kilometers (more than 621 miles) of Iran's borders

This is a strangely detailed demand.
What are the odds that the Obama admin actually committed the US to such a withdrawal in some sooper sekrit annex of the nuclear deal?
Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660   2017-07-20 13:58  

#7  Fuck you guys. We have lasers.
Posted by: DarthVader   2017-07-20 09:40  

#6  In 1935 the Shah changed the name.

However, during the preceding 3000 years, the land has had many names, e.g., Media (the Greeks usually called it that), Pars (hebrew bible) Arya (from avesta poetry).
Posted by: lord garth   2017-07-20 09:14  

#5  Persians is what Greeks called them.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-07-20 09:06  

#4  You mean Persians.
Posted by: newc   2017-07-20 09:02  

#3  In a perfect world Iranians would revert to Zoroastrianism.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-07-20 07:05  

#2  "Nuts"
Posted by: Frank G   2017-07-20 06:17  

#1  ...In a perfect world, the commanders of the IRGC would have the same turnover rate - and lifespan - as the leaders of ISIS or Al Queda. When people start to realize that getting the job shortens your lifespan considerably, it tends to be nowhere near as much fun.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2017-07-20 05:07  

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