TEHRAN (Fars News Agency) - A Senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) here on Sunday said that today Iran can hit enemy targets within a range of two thousand kilometers.

Speaking to reporters in the western city of Kermanshah, the top commander of the IRGC in western Iran General Mohammad Hassan Kusehchi said, ""We are proud that today we can target enemies within a range of two thousand kilometers and that we can powerfully and courageously resist against any kind of enemy with the weapons that we have.""
He further pointed to the Iraqi imposed war on Iran in the 80s, and reminded that despite the unorganized nature of the IRGC and its affiliated Basij (volunteer) troops, it was the only war in the past three centuries during which Iran did not lose even a span of its territories.
The General noted Iran's strategic position, and said, ""While there are only 12 strategic points in the whole world, two of these points are in the Persian Gulf.""
He warned enemies that if they embark on belligerent moves against Iran, the Islamic Republic would target them with its powerful military weapons and equipment, specially its powerful Shahab 3 missile.
""Fortunately, we have such a good control over the region that no enemy can even think of invading Iran,"" he said.
Meantime, the IRGC official dismissed allegations that Iran is surrounded by the U.S. troops in the region, saying, ""In fact, these are the Americans who are surrounded by us as they are now within the range of our fire. Today we can target any kind of enemy move made by the Americans even by our short range missiles.""
He also rejected the Untied States' military superiority over Iran, and said, ""It is true that we do not have an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf, but God has gifted us several islands in the same Persian Gulf that could we can use as an aircraft carrier.