QAZVIN (Press TV) -- A senior Islamic Revolution Guards Corps' commander says Iran's new long-range missiles have strengthened the country's defensive force.

“The progress that has been made in developing military equipment, weaponry and long-range missiles has added to our ability to prevent an enemy attack,” Deputy Commander of the IRGC Ground Force Nour-Ali Shoushtari said in Iran's central city of Qazvin on Saturday.
“Today, the enemy does not dare to attack Iran, as it knows that it will receive fatal blows from Iran if it ventures into such a stupid act,” he added.
Shoushtari's comments follow recent remarks by French President Nicolas Sarkozy in favor of a possible Israeli military strike against Iran.
""We could find one morning that Israel has struck
[Iran],"" Sarkozy said on Thursday, adding that no one would question the illegitimacy of such an act of aggression.
In response to threats from Israel and its western allies, Iran has recently carried out several extensive military maneuvers in the Persian Gulf and the Hormuz Strait.
The most recent maneuvers, called The Great Prophet III, was conducted in early July. During the military exercises, Iranian forces test-fired nine missiles including the 2,000 km-range Shahab 3, equipped with a one-ton conventional warhead.
The Great Prophet III maneuvers followed an earlier secret Israeli war-game in the Mediterranean, which appeared to be a rehearsal for a potential attack on Iran's nuclear sites.