"The enemy should not be mistaken in its assessments, and it will receive a strong slap in the face if it does make such a mistake," said General Mohammad Pakpour, head of the Guards’ ground forces, quoted by the Guards' website Sepahnews. "The message of these exercises ... for world arrogance is not to do anything stupid," said Pakpour, quoted by the semi-official news agency Tasnim. The Guards said they test-fired "advanced rockets" and used drones in the three-day exercises which were held in central and eastern Iran. Iran says its missile program is defensive and not linked to its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. During the US election race, Trump branded the accord "the worst deal ever negotiated", telling voters he would either rip it up or seek a better agreement.

Source: bd News24 February 22, 2017 15:42 UTC