Terror, assassination sign of lack of logic: IRGC commander

Speaking in Bandar Abbas on Sunday while addressing commanders and officers of the IRGC Navy, Rear Admiral Tangsiri referred to the recent terrorist attack in Shiraz and said that the IRGC will not neglect its main mission and task which is monitoring and eradicating threats at its source, maintaining and improving the level of security stability in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf.

He added that despite all sanctions and obstacles the Islamic Republic of Iran is getting more powerful day by day, and the foes who had launched war against the Iranians think that they can stop the growing movement of Iran's Revolution and the nation, that is why they do such cowardly acts such as terrors that leads to the martyrdom of innocent people and pilgrims to the shrine of Shah Cheragh in Shiraz.

The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy in his remarks said that of course, Iran is moving forward day by day on the path of becoming stronger and with no doubt revenge for these crimes.

Rear Admiral Tangsiri said that now "we are just at the beginning, we successfully completed the first step of Iran's Islamic Revolution with all enmities and jealousies, and are starting the Second Phase of the Revolution, but the arrogant world of the westerners and the aggressor US have reached the end line".

On Wednesday (October 26) a terrorist armed with a machinegun opened fire on the pilgrims and evening prayer worshippers at the Shah Cheragh holy shrine in Shiraz, martyred 15 innocent people, including some women, children, and elderly folks, and seriously wounding tens of others.

The Daesh terrorist group claimed responsibility for the heinous act.