Former Iranian Minister: IRGC Ground Forces 5 Times Larger Than US Army
Mon Sep 26, 2016 1:46
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TEHRAN (FNA)- Mohsen Rafiqdoust, who served as minister of the Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps throughout the eight years of the Iraqi-imposed
war on Iran, said the IRGC Ground Force is five times more than the US army
troops, adding that the IRGC can dispatch 6 million troops to any
battlefield in a matter of days.

"Today, the number of the IRGC Ground Force is five times more than the US
army and it is the Ground Force which ends the wars," Rafiqdoust said,
addressing a gathering in Tehran on Sunday.

"The IRGC Ground Force can send 6 million ready-for-combat troops to the
battleground in less than 10 days," he added.

Noting that the country's warehouses are full of weapons and military
equipment, Rafiqdoust said, "Our missiles are ready to be fired at Israel.
This has been shown to the Americans and they have been allowed to have
videos" (through their broadcast on Iranian TV).

Firing one artillery round against Iran by Israel would mean that "Iran will
turn Tel Aviv into dust", he underlined.

In relevant remarks in 2014, Commander of the IRGC Ground Force Brigadier
General Mohammad Pakpour said his troops are among the best in the region.

"Today, the Army and IRGC's Ground Forces are among the best and most
powerful ground forces of the region," Pakpour told reporters on the
sidelines of a ceremony to commemorate IRGC Missile Industry martyrs in
Tehran.

Also in the same year, General Pakpour underscored the IRGC’s full
preparedness to defend the security and territorial integrity of Iran
powerfully.

“Thanks God and due to the good management done by Iran, we have no special
security problem in the country; generally speaking, the problems are in our
neighboring countries and sometimes the terrorist elements are directed
towards Iran from outside,” Pakpour said at the time.

“The dedicated forces of the IRGC Ground Force are fully ready to defend and
establish security in every part of Iran under any conditions,” he added
then.