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TEHRAN, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- A senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said that the Islamic republic will respond to any threat by the enemies by showering missile over them, Iranian media reported on Friday.
The country has "a jungle of missiles" deployed at tunnels and silos and other locations, which are ready to be fired at enemies if there is a need, Press TV quoted Brigadier General Hossein Salami as saying.
"We would chase any enemy seeking to cause the slightest damage to Iran's self-esteem and independence no matter where in the world they would be," Salami said in a televised speech.
He said that Iran has been building and modernizing its own military equipment despite the arms and economic embargoes it is facing.
Also, Iran now competes with the superpowers in producing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), he said. "Our UAVs can fire rockets at any capture footage from (targets) within a range of 3,000 kilometers."
"Some big powers have even made demands for our products," he added.
Salami reiterated Iran's support for Lebanese Hezbollah and Palestine and said the Lebanese resistance movement of Hezbollah and fellow Palestinian groups are "completely popular and defending their rights."
Under no circumstances Iran will consider Lebanese and Palestinian resistance groups as terrorists, he stressed.
