IRGC ready for 'strategic synergy' with Iran's defence ministry to counter enemy threats, says commander-in-chief

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General Ahmad Vahidi says the IRGC is ready for “strategic synergy” with the country’s defence ministry with regards to “enemy” threats, state-run IRNA reports.

“Within the framework of its assigned missions, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stands ready to expand strategic synergy and collaboration with the Ministry of Defence … particularly in the realm of successfully countering the enemy’s hybrid threats,” Vahidi said.

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