IRGC General Warns Retaliatory Strikes to Continue Until Calm Returns to Southern Iran

Brigadier General Majid Mousavi, a top commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), issued a stern warning on Friday regarding Iran's retaliatory military operations. In a post, he stated, "In our strategic calculus, land is land; from Tehran to the south, all of Iran is one integrated whole." He further emphasized, "Our effective and precisely targeted strikes from across Iran against the enemy will continue until calm returns to the southern coastline and the Strait of Hormuz."

His remarks came shortly after the IRGC announced the 15th wave of Operation Nasr-2. According to the IRGC, its Aerospace Force launched a heavy retaliatory strike against the US Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. The operation reportedly destroyed a long-range radar system and several US aerial refueling aircraft, while also damaging additional strategic assets. The IRGC warned that further attacks on Iranian civilians and infrastructure would be met with even stronger responses.

Operation Nasr-2 is an expanding campaign of retaliatory operations launched after recent US attacks on Iran. Earlier waves of the operation targeted US military facilities in Syria, Kuwait, Oman, and Jordan. According to previous IRGC statements, the operations have struck command centers, radar installations, missile-defense systems, logistics facilities, and military aircraft across the region in response to US aggression against Iran.

According to Mehr News Agency (MNA), the IRGC's statements underscore the ongoing tensions between Iran and the United States, with Iran vowing to continue its military responses until its conditions are met.