Shahab-2 (L) and Shahab-3 missiles on display in front of a large portrait of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a square in south Tehran on September 28, 2008. . AFP PHOTO/ATTA (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have foiled a U.S. plan to sabotage Iran’s missile program, Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force Brigadier, General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, revealed on February 24.
“For several years we have been aware of this [U.S. plot], but we did not make it public … They were trying to sabotage some of the equipment so that the missiles would explode in the air … But so far, they have failed to do a damn thing because we anticipated [their moves] and boosted [the missiles to thwart the moves],” Gen. Hajizadeh said during a speech, according to the Tasnim News agency.
Earlier this month, the New York Times revealed that the White House has accelerated a secret program to sabotage Iran’s missiles and rockets. Several sources told the newspaper that the program even targeted the Islamic country’s space program, which failed to launch two rockets this year alone.
Gen. Hajizadeh said that the recent claims that Washington has managed to sabotage Tehran’s missile program as “a very big lie” during a previous speech.
The U.S. has stepped up its military, political and economic pressure on Iran in an attempt to force the country to limit or even end its missile program. However, all of these efforts have failed as Tehran is now investing more than ever in its military industry in order face Washington’s threats.
