Iranian Revolutionary Guards Deputy Commander-in-Chief Hussein Salami, has stated that a potential attack of Israel would be a ‘historical opportunity’ to break down the Zionist regime and to save Palestine.

  
Giving stern warnings to Israel, Revolutionary Guards Deputy Commander-in-Chief Hussein Salami has stated that Iran does not refrain from a potential attack coming from Israel.
In the statement he made on the official site of Revolutionary Guards Sepah News, Salami said "We have already crossed the line we’ll be concerned about the threats of Zionist regime…  If Zionists really attack Iran, this will be a historical opportunity to wipe Israel off the map and to gain back the land of Palestine seized by Israel.”. Salami has reminded that Israel was retaliated by the other armed forces of Iran in its wars in the last 10 years.
Salami, has stated that Iranian Infantry Battalion ‘could break the back of Israel within one day’ and said “We do not have an intention to declare a war. However if one attacks Iran, we will respond back violently and we won’t stop it.”. Stating that the tactics of Revolutionary Guards was not to defend but to attack, Salami expressed “It will be our enemies that declare the war, but we will be the one who has the last word on it.”.

 “WE’VE MADE PROGRESS IN WEAPON TECHNOLOGY”
Salami has stated that Iran made progress in weapon production and they took steps in modern missile technology, putting forward that they could wipe the bases of enemy forces off in Middle East with the missiles they have.
Stating that the air defense system Ra’ad (Storm) was showed in the military parade Iran carried out on Friday, Salami has drawn the attention to the fact that the missiles used in the system are made in Iran. According to the information given by Iranian army, the Taer (Bird) missiles used in the Ra’ad system have a range of 50 kilometers and can shoot the targets 22 thousand meters high.
“COUNTRIES IN THE REGION WILL TAKE A SIDE”
The chief of the department of aeronautics and space of Revolutionary Guards, Brigadier Emir Ali Hacizadeh also warned Israel in the statement he made on the same day Salami made his speech.
Brigadier Hacizadeh has stated that a potential attack of Israel against Iran could start the “World War Three” and Tel Aviv would be wiped off in any attack against Iran, whether they have the support of US or not.
In the statement he made on El Alam television, the chief of the department of aeronautics and space of Revolutionary Guards, Hacizadeh said that they would target the bases of US in Middle East in a potential attack of Israel, as well. The Iranian commander said that the Israeli attack could turn to be a large scale regional war and said “It is impossible to think an independent war could be broken out between Iran and US or the Zionist regime. However in case of a war, countries in the region will be a side of Iran or Israel.”
According to the information given by the Iranian television Press TV, Hacizadeh has stated “In case of a war in the region, it is impossible for countries to remain impartial.”

(ntvmsnbc.com, 24th September. 2012 Monday)