Senior Iranian Army officials said divisions in the South and Southeast have gone on alert due to the unrests in Iraq.

According to Fars News Agency, addressing a gathering of Ground Force Athletes Wednesday, Deputy Chief Liaison of the Iranian Army's Ground Force troops General Ali Arasteh said, "We are on the alert in the South and Southeast."

The senior Army official said Ground Force Commander General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan and a number of his deputies are also in the same region supervising defensive measures.

On Monday Iranian Interior Ministry Spokesman Hossein Ali Amiri once again reiterated that the country's borders are fully secure.

Amiri said, "We are closely monitoring the situation across the region."

He noted that there is no security lapse along Iran's borders with the neighboring countries, saying, "Border guards are doing their duties in the best way."

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