Press TV - Iranian President Hassan Rouhanihas stressed that the Islamic Republicwill respond "more decisively" to any future terrorist attackon Iran'ssoil.
Rouhani made the remarks in a ceremony on Tuesday in reference to Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) firing six medium-range ground-to-ground missiles at Daesh bases in Syrias Dayr al-Zawr on Sunday in retaliation for twin terrorist attacks in the Iranian capital Tehran, which killed 17 people and injured over 50 others.
He added that the IRGCs move to fire missiles towardDaesh positions in Syria was not made by one person or military component.
If we decide to target a location with missiles, this decision falls within the field of national security, said Rouhani.
Such decisions are made by the SupremeNational Security Council (SNSC), he added.
Rouhani, the chairman of the SNSC, said the body had in response to the terrorist attacks in Tehran given wider authority to the country's Armed Forces than the missile raidon Daesh in Syria.
Earlier in the day, the IRGC announced that at least 65 Daesh terrorists, including several high-ranking intelligence commanders, were killed in Iran's missile attack.
Noting that Irans policies in relation to the region and global affairs have not changed, Irans president stressed that if any group tries to attack the country and harm the Islamic Republic they will receive a decisive answer.
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The handout picture provided by IRIB on June 18, 2017 shows Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launching a missile from an undisclosed location in western Iran, towards Daesh terrorists in Syria. (Photo by AFP)[/caption]Stressing that the recent attacks in Tehran were not the first attempts made by terrorists on Iranian soil, Rouhani added that Irans intelligence Ministry and Armed Forces have reacted accordingly to the recent attacks and have beenable to foil tens of such attacks in the past.
On June 7, gunmen mounted almost simultaneous assaults on Irans Parliament and the Mausoleum of the late Founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini. The Daesh Takfiri terrorist group claimed responsibility for the assaults. The attacks killed17 people and injured over 50 others.
