Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (C) and Iranian military officials inclouding Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of IRGC's Aerospace Force, on May 11, 2014.
Newsweek: Iran Air Commander Claims Forces Were Ready to Hit 400 U.S. Targets If Washington Retaliated After January Rocket Attack
The commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) air arm has claimed his troops were ready to attack hundreds of additional American targets if January's limited exchange of fire escalated into a wider conflict.
IRGC Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh made the comments Friday when talking to reporters about the Corps' successful satellite launch earlier this week, which comes as Washington and Tehran exchange fresh military threats in the Persian Gulf.
Iran and the U.S. appeared close to war in January after President Donald Trump ordered the assassination of Major General Qassem Soleimani.
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Update: Iran Reveals Plan to Strike ‘400 American Targets’ (Washington Free Beacon)
WNU Editor: Not surprised that Iran lined up a few hundred U.S. targets. But I am also sure the U.S. had a number of Iranian targets on its list.
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