The Revolutionary Guard general, known for his inflammatory rhetoric, mocked the U.S. political system and made a jab related to the 9/11 attacks.
Iran is not seeking war, the leader of the country's elite Revolutionary Guards said Sunday.
The weeks prior saw the White House broadcast news of U.S. bombers and warships deployed to the Persian Gulf.ATTA KENARE | AFP | Getty Images"The difference between us and them is that they are afraid of war and don't have the will for it," Major General Hossein Salami said, as quoted by local news agency Fars.
"The U.S. political system is full of cracks," Salami said. "Though impressive-looking, it has osteoporosis. In fact, America's story is like the World Trade Center towers that collapse with a sudden blow."in April, making it the first military institution of a foreign government to receive that designation.drone attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure
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