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Iranian military warning
Former IRGC chief Mohsen Rezaei warned that Iran’s armed forces are fully prepared to deliver a "crushing response" should the United States launch any new aggression, speaking in an interview with state TV (IRINN).
He said U.S. bases in the region would be within Iranian reach and stressed that Iranians do not seek war, even as they prepare severe retaliation if attacked.
Rezaei invoked Iran’s performance in the Iran–Iraq war as a precedent for prolonged resistance.
He credited decades of foreign plots and pressure with driving advances in Iran’s intelligence, security, economy and military technologies.
Iran unrest and responses
Rezaei’s remarks came after President Trump publicly threatened and then backed away from strikes purportedly tied to unrest in Iran.
Press TV highlighted that context to frame Tehran’s heightened warnings.
The ex-IRGC commander described recent domestic protests over economic hardship as amplified by foreign, specifically U.S. and Israeli, influence.
He said mass pro-regime rallies thwarted a plot to exploit the unrest.
Iranian authorities announced arrests of alleged foreign-linked operatives, including suspected Mossad agents.
Iran's deterrent posture
Press TV emphasizes Tehran’s deterrent posture and links the warning to Iran’s historical memory of the eight-year Iran–Iraq war and to claimed technological and strategic advances.
The outlet frames Iran as responding to external pressures and conspiracies, arguing that repeated foreign plots and sanctions have produced stronger national capabilities—an explanation used to justify robust defensive readiness.
Iran's regional deterrence stance
Press TV says Iranian authorities consider U.S. regional assets legitimate targets if Tehran is attacked, broadening potential theaters of response.
The report says Iran is willing to retaliate while insisting it does not seek an open war, sending an assertive deterrence message for both domestic and regional audiences.
Single-source reporting limitations
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That prevents cross-source comparison required to identify contradictions, alternative framings, or omitted facts (for example, independent corroboration of alleged foreign involvement in domestic protests, U.S. or Israeli official responses, or assessments from Western mainstream or alternative outlets).
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