英语翻译：伊朗称动武或引发第三次世界大战
Iran says World War III may erupt if attackedby Israel伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队航空航天部队司令哈吉扎德23日说，若以色列对伊朗动武，则可能会引发“第三次世界大战”。
Iran says on Sunday that the World War III may erupt if theIslamic republic is attacked by Israel.
Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, commander of theAerospace Division of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) , warned on Sunday that anIsraeli strike on Iran could trigger the World War III, Press TV reported.
Israel, threatening to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities these days, has always been highly concernedover Iran's nuclear program, which is believed by the West to head for acquiring nuclear weaponsunder the cover of civilian purposes.
Iran has insisted that its nuclear program is solely for peaceful purposes, and warned that it willretaliate if it comes under attack.
Hajizadeh said in case of the eruption of such a war against Iran, the situation would be out ofcontrol, according to Press TV.
"This war is likely to degenerate into the World War III," Hajizadeh said, adding that it means somecountries might enter the war in favor of or against Iran.
"We see the United States and the Zionist regime (of Israel) alongside one another and we can byno means imagine that the Zionist regime would initiate a war (against Iran) without the U.S. support," he was quoted as saying.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran considers the U.S. bases in the region as part of American soil and willdefinitely target them if a war breaks out," he added.
"War will happen but it is not clear where and when," Jafari said, adding that Iran is ready toconfront any possible strike against the country.
The Israeli officials currently consider war as the only way to confront Iran, he claimed, insistingthat if they begin a war, it will spell their destruction and will be the end of their adventure.
The Iranian commander said that the armed forces of the Islamic republic enjoy capabilities andequipment in hardware and software fields, according to the report.
Also, Hossein Salami, another IRGC commander, reiterated the remarks by Jafari on Sunday that "Iran will obliterate the Zionist regime if the latter takes any action against Iran," the official IRNAnews agency reported.
Salami said Iran does not initiate war against any country but in case it is attacked by any countryit will never stop its counterattack till the annihilation of the enemy.
Also on Sunday, Press TV reported that Iran's Air Force plans to hold a massive military maneuverin the southern parts of the country by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 2013).
"Maneuvers to be carried out by Iran are peaceful and indicate that Iran and regional countries arecapable of safeguarding their security," Deputy Commander of Iran's Air Force, Brigadier GeneralAziz Nasirzadeh, was quoted as saying.
Nasirzadeh said that the presence of non-regional powers in the Persian Gulf is "illegitimate" andemphasized that there is no necessity for such a presence.
Non-regional powers cannot provide regional states with security, he said, adding that thecountries in the region can ensure their security if they cooperate with each other.
According to IRNA, IRGC will also hold a 15,000-man maneuver in Shahr-e-Rey district of Tehrancity for two days from September 27- 28.
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