Mojtaba Zonnour, IRGC adviser, June 2014

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Mojtaba Zonnour
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Mojtaba Zonnour
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“In the event of an irrational attack by the U.S., America’s military bases will not be safe from our missiles, whether in Bahrain or at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.”Lisa Daftari, “US Military Base within Iranian Striking Distance, Official Warns,” Fox News, June 10, 2014, http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/06/10/us-military-base-within-iranian-striking-distance-official-warns/.

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