Commander in the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour assured Sunday that “Iran will give a crushing response to any possible enemy aggression,” Fars news agency reported.

Commander in the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour assured Sunday that “Iran will give a crushing response to any possible enemy aggression,” Fars news agency reported.

However,  Pakpour pointed out that “Iran will not initiate any war”.

Speaking at the beginning of the military drills in Iran's Southern province of Fars, the IRGC ground force commander assured that “Iran will now be the initiator of any war… but our reaction will be fast”. 

According to the agency, “Iranian officials and commanders have warned that any enemy move, even the slightest aggressions, against the Islamic Republic would be reciprocated with a destructive response and will endanger the interests of the aggressor all around the world.”

For their part, Turkey and Qatar advised the West that negotiations and dialogue rather than sanctions would solve the Iranian issue.

Turkish foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu assured during the Munich Security Conference on Sunday that sanctions against Iran will not force the Islamic Republic to halt its nuclear program.

He stressed that “sanctions were meaningless”, indicating that “the Iranian nuclear issue could be solved within a few days, if there was mutual confidence and a strong political will."

In parallel, Qatar's Foreign Affairs Minister Khalid Mohammad Al-Attiyah pointed out that the Western conflict with Iran could only be solved through dialogue, and called on the West to engage in serious negotations with Iran.

Also speaking in the Munich Security Conference in Germany, Al-Attiyah warned that “talks about a military option or an increase of sanctions on Iran would only make the scenario worse”.