Iran's response to any possible attack on the country would be far greater than the initial invasion, says a top Iranian commander.
"Iran's military mechanism is comprised of both defensive and deterrent plans. The Islamic Republic's reaction to any transgression will be strong," Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan said in an interview with Hamshahri newspaper.
"The truth is that Iranian armed forces are perfectly capable to trounce invaders in the event of an onslaught against the country."
Amid reports that Tel Aviv is preparing to stage a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, Gen. Pourdastan said that the country was not concerned with Israel's state-of-the-art armaments.
Despite possessing sophisticated military technology equipment, Israel failed clinch victory in Lebanon and Gaza.
He was referring to Israel's 33-day war against Hezbollah in July 2006 and its recent three-week-long onslaught on the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip.
"This is an indication that modern military equipment will not ensure victory."
Iran's military industry has successfully produced advanced and modern weapons to meet the need of the country's armed forces.
The military industry has manufactured rocket artillery systems to help Iran's military self-sufficiency campaign directed at enhancing the country's defense capabilities in the face of war threats.
The surface-to-surface Sejjil missile, the long-range Shahab-3 ballistic missile along with Zelzal and Fateh missiles are among the productions of the unit.
The Shahab-3 reportedly has a range of up to 2,000 km (1,250 miles) and is capable of carrying a 1,000-760 kg warhead.
This is while the solid-fuel, two-stage Sejjil missile with two engines, is capable of reaching a very high altitude and therefore has a longer range than that of the Shahab 3 model.
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Iran has warned Israel that an invasion of its country will be met with strong defense. The response follows a report by the ''The London Times'' that the Israeli military was prepared to strike Iranian nuclear facilities and the order to strike could come within days.

"Iran's military mechanism is comprised of both defensive and deterrent plans. The truth is that Iranian armed forces are perfectly capable to trounce invaders in the event of an onslaught against the country," said Ahmad Reza Pourdastan, the commander of Iran's ground force to Hamshahri, an Iranian newspaper.

On April 18, ''The Times'' quoted unnamed Israeli defense officials as saying "if its forces were given the green light they could strike at Iran in a matter of days, even hours." ''The Times'' goes on to quote the official as saying that Israeli forces are "making preparations on every level for this eventuality." Israeli forces are awaiting for the final go ahead order from the newly formed government.

''The Times'' states that Israel will launch an air assault, initially bombing over a dozen targets which would include all known Iranian nuclear facilities such as Natanz, Iran's largest nuclear facility.

The talk of possible war between the two nations came just before Iran's scheduled military parade on Saturday. The parade was to show the public the latest military equipment for its naval, ground and air forces.