Iran primed for stronger, swifter response to threats

Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh said the country’s Armed Forces were operating with full strategic confidence, real-time monitoring, and superior battlefield awareness, various Iranian media outlets reported on Thursday.

“Threats are tracked meticulously and without pause,” he stated, adding that the core priority was not merely surveillance, but the sustained combat readiness of the country’s defense forces.

“Today, with full strength and complete intelligence dominance, Iran stands ready to answer any threat decisively, immediately, and far more intensely than in the past,” the official noted.

The minister referenced Iran’s measured but formidable demonstration of strength during the 12-day war that was imposed by the Israeli regime and the United States on the country in June, noting that the operation revealed only “a fraction” of the nation’s true defensive prowess.

“We showcased part of our capability, but not the full spectrum of Iran’s defense capacity,” he said, emphasizing that greater deterrent strength remained strategically reserved.

Iran’s response to the warfare featured an initial defensive phase that included the downing of hundreds of invading Israeli drones worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and the neutralization and capture of collaborators.

The second phase saw the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) retaliate by firing hundreds of ballistic missiles, including hypersonic variants, towards strategic nuclear, military, and industrial targets across the occupied Palestinian territories.

The reprisal came as part of Operation True Promise III, a sequel to two similarly triumphant anti-Israeli counteroffensives.

Nasirzadeh went on to warn that any misreading of Iran’s posture would carry tangible consequences. “If the adversaries succumb to miscalculation and attempt even the smallest act of hostility towards Iran, they will immediately encounter a response that they will regret.”