“We thank God for the security that has been established in the Southeastern parts of the country despite all the investments of our trans-regional enemies, including the Americans and the Zionists, as well as certain regional enemies and despite their too much planning.”“IRGC Top Commander Reiterates Enemies’ Failure in Creating Insecurity at Iranian Borders,” Fars News Agency, October 20, 2014, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930728001066.
Mohammad Ali Jafari, commander of the IRGC, October 20, 2014
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