IRGC deputy chief warns of ‘regret-inducing response’ to any aggression against Iran
Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Deputy Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi says Iran is fully prepared to respond decisively to any hostile action against the country, warning adversaries against further adventurous moves.
Addressing the National Congress of the 12,000 Western units in the northwestern city of Urmia on Saturday, Vahidi stated that Iran had already thwarted enemy plans during the 12-day US-Israeli aggression in June and the recent foreign-backed riots inside the country.
“Just as in the 12-day war and the recent sedition, all enemy schemes to defeat Islamic Iran failed, we are ready to deliver a regret-inducing response to any reckless action by the sworn enemies of the Iranian nation,” Vahidi said.
He noted that Iran’s adversaries, after suffering setbacks during the 12-day war, attempted to compensate through internal unrest, but were again defeated due to national unity and public solidarity.
Sporadic economic protests that had begun in late December in Iran were soon infiltrated by riotous, foreign-backed elements aiming to hijack them towards inciting unrest.
The elements were confirmed by Iranian intelligence to receive American and Israeli intelligence, arms, and logistical support, prompting Iranian forces to round up ringleaders and confiscate firearms, including weapons bound for the capital, Tehran.
US President Donald Trump claimed that the United States would resort to military aggression against Iran in the event of what the US president called the Islamic Republic’s use of violence against protesters.
Vahidi slammed foreign powers for acting against the Iranian population while publicly claiming to support them. He pointed to sanctions imposed on Iran and acts of violence during recent unrest as examples of long-standing hostility toward the Iranian nation.
He further asserted that the ultimate objective of the United States and its allies was to weaken Iran, undermine national cohesion, and bring the country under foreign influence.
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