ISIL poses no threat to Iran borders: Defense minister

The Iranian defense minister says the ISIL Takfiri group does not have the capability to pose a threat to the borders of the Islamic Republic.

“The ISIL terrorist group does not possess the capability and capacity to pose a threat to the Iranian borders, and we do not regard the terrorist group as a threat to us,” Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan said on Thursday.

“The power of Iranian security and military forces is definitely at such a level that it can neutralize every move by the [terrorist] group before it starts,” the Iranian defense minister stated, adding that the "security forces of Iran monitor every move by the ISIL terrorist group."

“Certainly, the military and security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will give a crushing response to any act threatening the country’s security,” he added.

On May 25, Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan, the commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground Forces, told reporters on the sidelines of major missile maneuvers in central Iran that the country's army is prepared enough to defend and establish full security along its borders.

“All moves on the borders as well as in the region ... are being monitored,” Pourdastan added.

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