Khamenei adviser: IS warned about Iraq shrines
The military adviser for Iran's supreme leader said the Islamic State was warned about approaching Shiite shrines.
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Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's military adviser, Gen. Yayha Rahim Safavi, talked about Iran’s involvement in Iraq and Syria and said that Iran had sent a warning to the Islamic State (IS).
“[IS] wanted to come toward the holy shrines," Safavi said during a June 28 speech in Karaj just outside of Tehran. "We gave them a message that if they come close to holy shrines, we will enter the battle directly and you know you do not have the ability to confront Iranian Basiji.”