Safe havens of militants will be targeted wherever they are: Iran to Pak

TIL Desk/World/Tehran/ Iran’s Chief of Army Staff Major General Mohammad Baqeri has warned Pakistan that Tehran would not hesitate to strike terrorists’ safe havens if Pakistan fails to control their movement on their border or fails to shut down their bases. “Unfortunately, Iran’s eastern border regions with Pakistan have become a safe haven for training and equipping terrorists recruited by Saudi Arabia and supported by the United States.

We will not tolerate this situation in the joint borders and expect the Pakistani officials to show responsibility, control their borders, arrest terrorists and shut down outlaws’ bases,’ Major General Baqeri as saying. “If continued, we will hit the terrorists’ safe havens anywhere they are,” he added.

Asserting that enemies are trying to damage the country’s security using all available tools.  Major General Baqeri urged the Iranian Armed Forces to promote their scientific skills and equip themselves with sophisticated technologies in order to get prepared for countering various types of threats. He also praised the sacrifices made by the Iranian Armed Forces to preserve the country’s security.