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‘Beyond expectations’: IRGC warns of payback scale in case of fresh attack
The statement came as Western media reported the United States may seek to land forces on some Iranian islands to pressure Tehran into easing restrictions on passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
The IRGC said it was fully prepared to confront a range of enemy actions, including ground operations, adding that prisoner-of-war camps had even been prepared to hold potential soldiers.
Iran has restricted transit through the Strait of Hormuz — the chokepoint through which roughly a fifth of global oil demand passes — since the early days of the US-Israeli assault that began in late February and ended in a ceasefire on April 8. In its statement, the IRGC described control over the strait as part of Iran’s definitive strategy against what it called the “global arrogance” camp during the war and beyond, but stressed that Tehran would continue facilitating passage for commercial vessels from all countries except those linked to the United States, Israel and their affiliates.
Separately, Brigadier General Mohammad Jafar Asadi, deputy inspector of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said the enemy was seeking to impose what he called coercive dictates on the Strait of Hormuz, but said such efforts would fail.
“The Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz are tied to Iran and the neighboring states, and the Americans have no right to dictate terms or even pronounce on this region,” Asadi said.
He also warned that Iran’s armed forces have contingency plans in place to confront any renewed attack, adding that the US military and the Israeli regime would face a heavier blow in the event of further aggression.