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Video: Iran navy commander threatens to sink US ships

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Adm. Ali Fadavi said Americans will figure out that they have less information on Iran than they thought.

IRGC Navy Commander Ali Fadavi (Credit: IRINN TV on April 21-MEMRI)
IRGC Navy Commander Ali Fadavi (Credit: IRINN TV on April 21-MEMRI)
(April 24, 2018 / MEMRI)

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy Commander Adm. Ali Fadavi said Americans will figure out that they have less information on Iran than they thought “when their ships are sunk or when they find themselves in a catastrophic situation.”

He was speaking on Islamic Republic of Iran News Network TV on April 21.

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