News - Middle East: The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned the United States and Israel that they will receive a “tooth-breaking response” from the regional resistance groups for any acts of aggression and mischief.

Major General Hossein Salami made the remarks in a statement on Sunday to commemorate the National Day of the Fight against Global Arrogance, also known as the National Student Day, which marks the 1979 takeover of the US Embassy by Iranian university students in the capital Tehran.

Salami extolled the historic day as an “indelible watershed” in exposing the true nature of the United States and its mischief against the freedom-loving and rights-seeking nations of the world.

Salami said the Israeli atrocities, perpetrated under the command and all-round support of the administration in Washington, against the strategic region of West Asia, not least the innocent people in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, are regarded as the “biggest and most valid reason and justification for the loss of American human rights.”

“We warn the enemy number 1 of the Iranian nation and the rabid dog of that terrorist and criminal regime that the Islamic resistance in the region, by the grace of God and with the help of the courage of the combatants and the faithful warriors who maintain the upper hand in the current military field, will give a tooth-breaking response to the wickedness front,” the statement said.

“On this path, the resistance front and Islamic Iran will equip themselves with everything necessary to confront and triumphantly overcome the enemy…with no fear of the threats and saber-rattling of the thugs ruling Washington and Tel Aviv.”

The nationwide mass marches, marking National Day of the Fight against Global Arrogance, kicked off at 09:30 a.m. local time (0600 GMT) on Sunday to commemorate the anniversary of the US embassy takeover.

In the Iranian capital Tehran, the protesters gathered outside the former headquarters of the US embassy, also known as the Den of Espionage.

On November 4, 1979, Iranian university students took over the US embassy building less than a year after the Islamic Revolution toppled the US-backed Pahlavi dictatorship.

They later published documents proving that the compound was indeed engaged in plans and measures to overthrow the Islamic Republic.

The occasion has then turned into a symbol of resistance and fierce fight against arrogant powers, marking the Iranian students’ vigilance in dealing with Washington’s threats.

‘US, Israel inching toward downfall’

Delivering a speech at the ceremony, the chief commander of the IRGC censured the United States as the source of all crimes and atrocities across the world and said Washington and Tel Aviv are inching toward their downfall.

“America is a contradictory identity in the world, while it talks about democracy, freedom, prosperity, security, human rights, world order and global peace, it is the source of all political and military disarray in the world, the source of all crimes, massacres, aggression, and occupation in the world,” Salami said.

Stressing that the Americans and Israelis have come completely close to their twilight, Salami said, “We always warn them that if they do not change their behavior, they will move toward collapse and destruction [as] this is the will of the Islamic Ummah and will gradually prevail.”

The IRGC’s chief commander also underlined that the fate of the West Asia region will be determined by Muslims, saying, “There is no possibility of American domination over the Islamic world.”

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