Speaking in a televised interview on Wednesday, Sayyari described any attempt to land foreign troops on Iranian territory as a red line for the Iranian nation, adding that the United States had planned such an operation but failed to carry it out.
He said the Iranian Army, together with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), law enforcement forces, the Basij, and the Iranian people, stand fully prepared to defend the country, adding that no amount of rhetoric would give Washington the courage to undertake such an operation.
“The enemy knows that if it commits such a folly and lands forces on Iran’s coast, it will enter a hell from which there will be no escape,” the commander said.
He dismissed US President Donald Trump’s claims that Iran’s naval forces had been destroyed, saying the remarks were intended to suggest that Washington could deploy troops along the Makran coast or near the Strait of Hormuz.
Washington’s statements were aimed at portraying Iran’s coastline as vulnerable to military intervention, he said, adding that the United States is waging psychological warfare through repeated public statements intended to intimidate the Iranian people.
Sayyari assured the public that Iran’s Armed Forces remain fully prepared to defend the country, saying the nation’s borders are secure and that no threat to Iran’s territorial integrity would be tolerated.
