DUBAI: A deputy head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said even short-range Iranian missiles could reach US warships in the Gulf, adding that the United States could not afford a new war, the semi-official news agency Fars reported on Friday.
Iran-US tensions have escalated, with increasing concern about a potential conflict as Washington has ratcheted up sanctions and political pressure on Tehran and built up the US military presence in the region.
“Even our short-range missiles can easily reach (US) warships in the Gulf,” Mohammad Saleh Jokar, the Guard’s deputy for parliamentary affairs, was quoted by Fars as saying.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards threatens that missiles ‘can easily reach’ US ships in Gulf
Updated 20 May 2019
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards threatens that missiles ‘can easily reach’ US ships in Gulf
- Iran-US tensions have escalated, with increasing concern about a potential conflict
- Washington has ratcheted up sanctions and political pressure on Tehran and built up the US military presence in the region
