The deputy commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran is fully prepared to carry out “powerful and painful” military operations against its enemies, warning that any future strikes could extend beyond the region.
In an interview with Lebanon-based Al Mayadeen news channel on Friday, Major General Mostafa Izadi, said Iran has increased its military readiness and capabilities following the US-Israeli unprovoked war.
During the 40-day war, he added, Iran had demonstrated that it was capable of carrying out powerful military operations with resolve, strength, and readiness.
"This time, we are fully prepared, with greater readiness and more capabilities, to carry out painful operations and strikes against the enemy," he emphasized.
The IRGC warned that any future attacks could extend beyond the region and the occupied Palestinian territories, reaching targets outside the region.
Izadi commends Hezbollah's resistance
Izadi also commended fighters of Lebanese Resistance movement Hezbollah for standing up to the “satanic power” of the Israeli occupation, saying they had fought with an “Ashura-inspired spirit” and emerged victorious.
He reaffirmed Tehran’s continued support and solidarity with Hezbollah's forces and the people of Lebanon, saying the Iranian people stand firmly with them.
The IRGC deputy chief voiced hope that the Lebanese people would remain committed to the path laid out through the blood of Hezbollah’s former Secretary General, Martyr Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, whom he described as a great leader and eminent scholar.
Iran vows to ‘crush oppression and tyranny at their roots’
Earlier in the day, Izadi said Iran’s armed forces would respond “immediately and decisively” to any act of aggression, irrespective of the threat’s scale or nature and “without geographical limits.”
He added that Iran’s deterrent capabilities had reached a level that "allows its commanders to thwart all enemy plans," emphasizing that the armed forces would “crush oppression and tyranny at their roots.”
According to the IRGC deputy chief, fear of Iranian attacks had driven enemy vessels hundreds of kilometers away.
He noted that the enemy had acknowledged a significant depletion of its missile stockpiles following Iran’s “devastating attacks” on its bases.
"We will remain faithful to our pledge to our martyrs until our last breath, and we will resolutely avenge the blood of the martyred Imam (Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei)," Izadi said.
The US and Israel jointly began an unprovoked aggression against Iran on February 28 by targeting Iran’s top officials, commander and civilians. The strikes also targeted civilian infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and railway lines.
In response, the Iranian armed forces launched powerful retaliatory attacks against US and Israeli assets in the region, dealing heavy blows to the invading coalition.
The war came to a temporary halt after 40 days with a ceasefire, which was then formalized in mid-June by signing the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding by the presidents of Iran and the US.
The war inflicted high costs on the aggressors, who failed to achieve their stated objectives of subduing Iran or dismantling its defensive capabilities.
Iran has also maintained a tight grip on the Strait of Hormuz since the early days of the second imposed war.
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