"We are waiting for the Iraqi government and the Kurdish authorities in Iraq to stick to their commitments and prevent PJAK (Party of Free Life of Kurdistan) rebels from acting against Iran from Iraqi territory," General Mohammad Pakpour said during an interview with Arabic television channel Al-Alam.

On Saturday, Iran launched an offensive against PJAK camps in autonomous Kurdistan in northern Iraq.

The fighting has left at least one Revolutionary Guard dead and three wounded, according to Tehran, while the PJAK said two of its fighters were killed and four wounded.

Over the past 72 hours, the rebels have taken heavy losses in the Al-Watan region," said General Pakpour, head of the guards' ground forces. He added that "PJAK camps in the region of Jassukan had been destroyed and that journalists could go there to see."

He also denied any shelling of Kurdish villagers, explaining that the target area "is uninhabited."

Iranian forces regularly shell border districts of Iraq's Kurdish region, targeting PJAK bases.

On Tuesday, Kurdish authorities called on Tehran to respect the border after Iranian forces said they had taken control of three PJAK camps in Iraq.

"We demand Iran respect the sovereignty of the Kurdistan region as part of the sovereignty of Iraq," regional government spokesman Qawa Mahmud told AFP.

"There was Iranian infiltration along the Iraqi border. If there is any border problem, the best way to resolve it is through negotiations and peace, not by bombing civilians," he said.