Iranian Campaign Spokesman Says War Readiness Deters Threats Amid Tensions With US
A spokesman for a domestic Iranian mobilization campaign known as JANFADA said increased national preparedness during wartime helps counter foreign threats, according to Mehr News.
TEHRAN — A spokesman for a campaign called JANFADA, which translates to "ready to self-sacrifice," said that the more prepared a nation is during wartime, the more threats it can ward off, according to a report by Iran's Mehr News Agency (MNA) published Sept. 16.
The spokesman's remarks, as cited by Mehr News, referenced what he described as a "warmongering policy" pursued by the United States against Iran. The agency did not identify the spokesman by name in the excerpt reviewed, nor did it provide additional details on the scope, membership, or activities of the JANFADA campaign.
Mehr News is a semi-official Iranian news agency. The brief report did not elaborate on the specific context prompting the statement, nor did it include direct quotations beyond the general assertion about national preparedness and threat deterrence.
The comments come amid a longstanding pattern of rhetorical exchanges between Iranian officials and the United States over military and security policy in the region. No further statements from U.S. officials or independent verification of the claims were included in the original report.
Sources
- The more a nation is ready during war, the more threat foiled — Mehr News (Iran)
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