Iran has vowed to pursue and destroy any aggressor, even if it carries out a limited attack in any part of the country. The head of the elite Revolutionary Guards issued the warning on Saturday, after Riyadh and US officials blamed attacks on Saudi oil sites on Tehran.
The head of the Guards, Major General Hossein Salami, stated this in a broadcast on state TV. He warned that any attack on Iran, no matter how limited would be fully retaliated.
“Be careful, a limited aggression will not remain limited. We will pursue any aggressor. We are after punishment and we will continue until the full destruction of any aggressor.”
According to Reuters the United States President Donald Trump on Friday approved sending American troops to bolster Saudi Arabia's air and missile defences after the Sept. 14 attacks.
Iran denies involvement in the attack, which was claimed by Yemen's Houthi movement, a group aligned with Iran and currently fighting a Saudi-led alliance in Yemen's civil war.
Reuters also reported that the Trump's move drew fire in Washington on Saturday from US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who called it his “latest outrageous attempt” to circumvent Congress.
“These unacceptable actions are cause for alarm,” Pelosi said in a statement accusing Trump of turning “a blind eye” to Saudi violence against innocent Yemenis, human rights abuses and the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
