A senior Iranian commander with the Revolutionary Guards, Massoud Jazayeri, warned that if Washington took the first step to attack Iran in an attempt to slow its nuclear program, the United States would not be safe against retaliation, reported an Iranian daily newspaper.
The newspaper quoted Massoud Jazayeri as saying,
"In the face of any attack, we will have a crushing response. In that case, we will not only act in the boundaries of the Middle East and the Persian Gulf, no place in America will be safe from our attacks."
"America, the Zionists and reactionary Arabs should pay attention that we will seriously confront them wherever the Islamic Republic's interests are threatened."
However, Jazayeri reiterated that Iran would not attack any country first.
Israel and United States continue to pressure the Iranian government to stop its nuclear program through sanctions, and the potential threat of military action. Iran continues to assert that its nuclear program is peaceful and covered by the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
