Iran military chief says armed forces will defeat any enemy

A top Iranian military official said on Wednesday that Iran’s armed forces remain united and capable of defeating any adversary, drawing on lessons from a key battle in the 1980s Iran-Iraq war.

“With lessons from Operation Beit-ol-Moqaddas, we will rub the nose of any enemy in the dirt,” said Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, deputy coordinator and chief of staff of Iran’s army, in remarks carried by Iranian media.

Speaking at a ceremony marking the anniversary of Iran’s recapture of the city of Khorramshahr during the war, Sayyari said unity among Iran’s armed forces had repeatedly foiled enemy strategies.

He said the 1982 Beit-ol-Moqaddas operation showed the world Iran’s military capability, adding that “no expert believed Iran could retake Khorramshahr under those conditions.”