‘America has failed’: IRGC says war ‘not over’, warns of prolonged conflict with US
An IRGC official has warned that Iran is prepared for a long-term conflict with the United States and its allies, claiming that previous US efforts in the region have failed. The official stated that any further escalation would lead to changes in Iran's military strategy and target geography.
Why it matters
The rhetoric signals a hardening stance from Iranian military leadership, increasing the risk of regional instability and potential disruption to strategic maritime routes like the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said the conflict with the United States and its allies is 'not over', warning that Tehran is prepared for a prolonged confrontation if hostilities intensify in West Asia.In an interview with Al-Alam News Network, IRGC second brigadier general Hossein Mohebbi said Iranian forces had prepared for a "long-term war" and remained ready to respond to any fresh escalation."In our view, war is war; it has different stages, but war is war and the war is not over, the war continues, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has prepared itself for a long-term war, and it was ready before, and now it is even more prepared for a long-term war," Mohebbi said, according to news agency ANI.He added that any renewed escalation would trigger an Iranian response."And this is not a new stage, so to speak, but if at another stage we encounter the…
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