Iran: Armed Forces Chief Says Enemy Assets Are in Range, Vows Response to Any Threat Major General Abdullahi, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces and Commander of the Central Staff of Hatem al-Anbiya, said in a message to mark the National Day of Combating Global Arrogance on November 4. He said that Iran would respond to any threat without geographical limitations and that Iran had emerged as the fourth pole of power by controlling the Strait of Hormuz, an essential choke point for energy, and determining the rules of access to it.

Iran: Armed Forces Chief Says Enemy Assets Are in Range, Vows Response to Any Threat Major General Abdullahi, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces and Commander of the Central Staff of Hatem al-Anbiya, said in a message to mark the National Day of Combating Global Arrogance on November 4. He said that Iran would respond to any threat without geographical limitations and that Iran had emerged as the fourth pole of power by controlling the Strait of Hormuz, an essential choke point for energy, and determining the rules of access to it.