IRGC chief vows 'firm response' to any threatening move in Persian Gulf

Major General Mohammad Pakpour made the remarks during a visit to the combat-operational units of the IRGC Navy in the Persian Gulf islands.

“If the enemies make any [threatening] move in the sea and on the islands, they will receive a firm response,” he said.

He added that operational units stationed in the Persian Gulf have high combat readiness.

“As the Armed Forces brought the Zionist regime and the United States to their knees during the 12-day imposed war, if the enemies carry out any [threatening] move in the sea or on the islands, the IRGC Navy will respond with full readiness,” Pakpour reiterated.

The IRGC chief emphasized that the enemy is afraid of the Iranian forces’ moral power and courage.

Iranian forces targeted military and intelligence sites in the occupied territories after Zionist regime launched a blatant act of aggression against Iran on June 13, with the green light from the United States.

The terrorist assault triggered a 12-day war that martyred at least 1,064 people in Iran. On June 24, the Islamic Republic, through its successful retaliatory operations, managed to impose a halt to the Israeli-US aggression.