Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri said on Thursday that Tehran urges both Azerbaijan Republic and Armenia to resolve differences and problems through dialogue and peaceful ways, and that the Islamic Republic will not tolerate that regional states resort to war.
Speaking in a parade of armed forces at Imam Khomeini mausoleum, the commander called on both neighboring states to stop conflict and start negotiations.
He further cautioned southern littoral states of the Persian Gulf region to be watchful of the Zionist regime's conspiracies, noting that the Zionists' presence in the region will harm security, and that the Iranian armed forces will monitor the enemy's moves in order to react to their threats.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Bagheri underlined that Iran wants a West Asia region free from any threat and full of friendship and cooperation, but the United States and the Zionist regime threaten security in the region.
The Iranian armed forces, including the Army, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and other sections, are determined to stand against any threats and plots; so, enemies' miscalculations will be answered firmly, he said.
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