Iran threatened to attack US interests in case of aggression before or after congressional elections

Brief retelling from RIA II

The commander of the central headquarters of the Iranian armed forces Khatam al-Anbiya, Ali Abdollahi, said that the Iranian armed forces would strike American interests in the event of US actions against Iran before or after the congressional elections.

US President Donald Trump announced the possibility of increasing the intensity of strikes against Iran after the midterm congressional elections in November and did not rule out strikes before the elections.

Abdollahi called on the IAEA to refrain from making statements regarding Iran's nuclear facilities and called statements about Tehran's desire to obtain nuclear weapons a lie.

TEHRAN, Oct 5 - RIA Novosti. Tehran warns Washington against attacking Iran both before and after the midterm congressional elections, said the commander of the central headquarters of the Iranian armed forces Khatam al-Anbiya, Ali Abdollahi.

US President Donald Trump said the US could increase the intensity of strikes against Iran after the midterm congressional elections in November. At the same time, he allowed the resumption of attacks on Iran before the elections.

“If before or after the elections, regardless of their outcome, they (the United States - ed.) themselves or at the instigation of (Israel - ed.) take action against Iran, the armed forces of the Islamic Republic will immediately strike American interests powerfully and painfully without any restrictions, which is what you saw during the war in the month of Ramadan (the hot phase of the conflict between the United States and Israel with Iran in February - April - ed.),” said Abdollahi, whose words Iranian State Television and Radio Company reports.

If hostilities begin again, its “flames will consume everyone,” the senior Iranian military added.

Abdollahi also noted that the IAEA should refrain from making any statements regarding Iran's nuclear facilities, and called on the organization not to play the role of a "wolf in sheep's clothing." According to him, statements about Tehran's desire to obtain nuclear weapons are a big lie and can be used to unleash a new war against Iran.