Posted on 07/14/2015 3:11:07 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
A senior Iranian leader threatened to capture and hold 1,000 American soldiers for ransom if the United States were to attempt to strike his country, Al Arabiya reported on Sunday.
The warning was issued in an interview with Iran’s Channel 2 by General Mohsen Rezaee, former commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and current Secretary General of Iran’s Expediency Council.
The Expediency Council is an administrative assembly appointed by Iran’s Supreme Leader. It is tasked with resolving differences between the Iranian Parliament and the Guardian Council, in addition to acting in an advisory role to the Supreme Leader.
Regarding the ransom money Iran might receive in exchange for the soldiers, Rezaee claimed that, “Iran would be able to solve many of its economic problems with the dollars that such a ransom would produce.”
He also commented on the ongoing negotiations with world powers on Iran’s nuclear program, saying that the Americans, “are today alone in the P5+1 negotiations, and have no choice but to agree,” on a deal with Iran.
Rezaee also responded to reports that, in the case of the failure of negotiations, the United States would still consider all possible options, including potential military action, saying that, “the Americans are handicapped and incapable of launching an armed attack on Iran, just as they will not be able to tighten sanctions on it, and they have no option but agreeing.”
Rezaee’s comments came one day after Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei called on Iran to be prepared to fight the United States after the end of the negotiations, in order to confront what he called, “the Global Arrogance.”
He already has the pResident and long in the face, why stop now?
Obama is OK with that.
The nuke deal remains in place because 0dunga sides with the General.
“Lighten up Francis.....”
Lord please let them try to capture 1000 grunts. Even doggies,,,
I think it will be an interesting experience for him.
But this can’t be! We negotiated in good faith!
If we did it right in Iran there wouldn’t be anyone left to cspture anything.
Send in the BUFFs
If he targets LGBT soldiers he might be doing us a service.
Cspture = capture
He wants to capture 1,000 US soldiers? And hold them for ransom?
He’ll need 800,000 Iranian nitwit “soldiers” to do it. I doubt he has that many.
Obama would make the ROE so tight that the US troops would not be allowed to defend themselves.
Molon Labe! You Islamic Homo!
Yep.
You’re talking about the Iranian soldiers who surrendered en mass when a stray dog pooted.
He gave 'em a victory (temporarily) and now Obama just couldn't be out done by the white, southern, christian peanut farmer!!!
Only trouble is... we don't have a super conservative former CA Governor to step in and scare the crappola out of 'em!!!
Capture 1000 US soldiers?
that might lead to a nuke deal that you don’t want.
This guy sure does drone on. Would somebody take him out and call me in the morning?
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