'US gave up war plans because of Iran's might'

A senior Iranian commander says the country's military might forced the US into giving up its plans to launch an attack against Iran.

“When the US realized the capabilities of Iran's armed forces and the military maneuvers they can hold, it changed its mind and gave up plans to attack Iran," the Commander of Iran's Ground Forces Brig. Gen. Ahmad-Reza Pourdastan said.

He noted that the US has carried out terrorist attacks in order to use them as pretexts to launch wars in the Middle East to control the world economy.

“The US planned and carried out the 9/11 attacks with support from Zionists," Fars news agency quoted Pourdastan as saying on Wednesday.

“The US claimed that terrorists have carried out the attacks in order to find a pretext for presence in the [Middle East] region," he stated.

The Iranian general noted that the US invasion on Iran was planned to take place after the US occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=118872§ionid=351020101.