Iran increases Iraq, Afghanistan border security against Daesh threats
AFP reports that Iran will "take decisive action" if Daesh militants come within 40km of the Iranian border with Afghanistan or Iraq, after recent threats by Daesh. General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan, the head of Iran's ground forces, said the increase in border security came after Iraq's foreign minister warned the international community that Iran is among the countries Daesh […]AFP reports that Iran will "take decisive action" if Daesh militants come within 40km of the Iranian border with Afghanistan or Iraq, after recent threats by Daesh. General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan, the head of Iran's ground forces, said the increase in border security came after Iraq's foreign minister warned the international community that Iran is among the countries Daesh intends to attack next. After that Paris attacks that killed 129 people on Friday, perpetrated by Daesh, Iran is on high alert.
"The Iraqi foreign ministry warned us but the Islamic Republic of Iran's army states that it has no fear of such threats and a red line has been drawn in Iraq 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the border," Pourdastan said to AFP.
