Units of alien troops deployed at Iran’s borders with one of its neighboring countries abandoned their position in a great hurry after they received a warning from Iranian forces, Commander of the Iranian army said here on Monday. “Several alien troops were stationed in a wrong position by mistake and after they received a warning from the army they left the area in a great hurry and in such a manner that it looked like an escape,” Major General Salehi said, noting that the incident happened while he was inspecting a border region on Sunday.
The General did not mention the name of the neighboring country or nationality of the troops, but he seemed to be pointing to the US or British troops deployed at Iran-Iraq borders as he used the word “alien” – an adjective normally used by Iranian officials to describe trans-regional foes, the US to be precise.