TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Interior Minister Hossein Ali Amiri reiterated Tehran's tight control over the country's borders, saying the security forces are keeping a watchful eye on every suspicious move along the borderline, specially in Western Iran."At present, the country's borders, specially the Western borders, are fully secure and the necessary measures have also been adopted at the Eastern borders," Amiri told reporters in his first press conference as the interior ministry spokesman in Tehran on Tuesday.
Asked about the possible dangers posed by the ISIL terrorist group, he said, "ISIL is never a threat to us and security is prevailing at the borders; of course vigilance is necessary."
Amiri underscored that all ISIL moves are seriously monitored by the security forces.
His remarks followed Iran's Police Chief Brigadier General Esmayeel Ahmadi Moqaddam's comments earlier this month who also assured the nation of full security at borders.
"There are no concerns about security of Irans western borders due to the relentless efforts made by the countrys security, police and intelligence forces," Ahmadi Moqaddam said on Thursday.
He noted that the Takfiri ISIL terrorists have kept a 40-kilometer distance from the Iranian borders.
Also in August, Amiri stressed full control over the country's borders, and said the terrorists active in Iraq, including the ISIL, did not dare to pose a threat to Iran.
"Given the regional conditions, good measures have been planned for the common borders with the neighboring countries, specially Iraq," Amiri said.
He said Iran's border was not under the threat of the ISIL, and added, "This lack of concern doesnt mean a lack of vigilance as the current conditions necessitate us to be precise and vigilant."
By Fars News Agency
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