Lost in translation?

Iran: If U.S. starts war with us, it won't be the one that finishes

A senior Iranian military official warned the United States against launching any attack on the Islamic Republic, a news agency reported on Monday, two days after the United Nations imposed new sanctions on Iran.

"If America starts a war against Iran, it won't be the one who finishes it," Morteza Saffari, naval forces commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards, was quoted as saying by the ISNA news agency.

Something is definitely lost in translation here. If anyone cares to decipher the text - go ahead.

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