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Senior Iranian military commanders emphasized unity among the country’s armed forces and pledged to defend Iran “to the death” amid what they described as threats of a potential US attack, Anadolu reports. Ali Jahanshahi, commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground Forces, said unity within the military is essential to confronting external threats, according to Iran’s Fars news agency. “Unity among the armed forces is the key to thwarting enemies during crises,” Jahanshahi said. “The armed forces must act as a single body so that the enemy feels powerless when confronting them.” He said the Army’s Ground Forces would stand alongside the Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to defend Iran, stressing that no sacrifice would be spared in […]
