I’ll bet you didn’t know that the Iranian army had a public relations sector. Man, Abolfazl Shekarchi would have a really tough job painting a smiley face on the army of the bloodthirsty mullahs, particularly while those mullahs wage war against their own people, but the Western establishment media makes his job one of the easiest in the world. If he wants to put a good face on the Iranian army, all he has to do is crib a few talking points from the New York Times or Washington Post or CNN.
“Iranian Armed Forces spokesman: Zionist state will disappear from Earth,” by Seth J. Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, February 11, 2020:
Israel will soon disappear from the Middle East, Brig.-Gen. Abolfazl Shekarchi of the Iranian army’s public relations sector said on Tuesday. He was speaking to veterans in Zarandieh in northeastern Iran.
Commemorating fighters on the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, he spoke with passion about how Iran’s “resistance” was confronting the US and Israel.
He discussed the missile attack by Iran on Ayn al-Assad base in Iraq, where up to a hundred US soldiers are now suffering from traumatic brain injuries. He said it represented Iran’s abilities to defeat enemies.
He reminded those present of the “resistance forces, including Hezbollah, Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq, Hamas and others.” In his estimation, the “Zionist regime” will soon “disappear.”
Other spokesmen for the armed forces said “today we are in a state of war with the enemy, and we must have smart choices for those running the parliament and send people to parliament who are willing to be martyrs.” Elections are on February 21….