IRGC Commander Warns Any New Attack Will Bring Hellish Response Beyond Region

The Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Major General Ahmad Vahidi, issued a strategic message on the National Day of Resistance, Sacrifice and Victory, marking the anniversary of the liberation of Khorramshahr. In his message, he outlined Iran's military posture, assessed the outcome of the Third Imposed War, and warned that any new aggression would trigger a response of devastating regional and beyond-regional scale.

Vahidi invoked the 1982 liberation of Khorramshahr, which was freed after 578 days of occupation, as the enduring template for Iranian resistance and victory. He drew a direct line between that campaign and the Third Imposed War, stating that Iran had once again emerged with its head held high after 40 days of crushing and decisive resistance, forcing the enemy to seek a ceasefire in humiliation.

The IRGC commander laid out five strategic conclusions. First: The Third Imposed War was a hybrid conflict, but the IRGC's decisive and instructive response, backed by the epic presence of the people, denied the enemy all its objectives and neutralised its schemes. Second: Khorramshahr's lesson is reliance on internal power and active deterrence. Iran's nuclear, missile, defensive and offensive advances have forced the enemies of the revolution and the Islamic homeland to recalculate. Third: The greatest strategic asset of the country is the determined and passionate presence of the people in all arenas, forming an impenetrable barrier against enemy infiltration and conspiracies. Fourth: Iran's Armed Forces stand at their highest level of readiness and active deterrence across all dimensions — missile, air, naval, ground, space, and cyber. Any renewed aggression by the enemy will therefore inevitably draw a destructive and hellish response at the regional and beyond-regional level. Fifth: The liberation of Khorramshahr is a permanent model for future victories, including the liberation of Holy Quds and the elimination of the Israeli regime by the Axis of Resistance and the mujahideen of the Islamic world.

According to Mehr News Agency, Vahidi's remarks underscore Iran's commitment to deterrence and its readiness to respond to any aggression.