Iran's Guards threaten to hit new targets if US attacks
- The Guards also said they were prepared for a 'prolonged war'
Iran's Revolutionary Guards threaten new weapons and targets if the US attacks again, signaling a readiness for prolonged conflict despite a current stalemate in their seven-month war.
- Revolutionary Guards' threat of new weapons and targets.
- Stalemate in the seven-month conflict with the US.
- Continued attacks on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz.
- The war's expansion into Yemen and Saudi targets.
TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Monday warned they would attack new targets and deploy new weapons if the US launches further attacks on the country.
Almost seven months into their war, Tehran and Washington remain locked in a stalemate, though neither side appears willing to return to full-scale war.
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In a statement, a spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, the ideological arm of Iran’s military, said “there will certainly be significant changes in our defence and our counteroffensive” in the event of a new US attack.
“We will introduce new weapons with new capabilities into the battlefield, and the world will be surprised,” he said.
“Our targets will not necessarily be the same as before either. We have new targets that have not yet been attacked.”
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The Guards also said they were prepared for a “prolonged war”.
On Saturday, the central command of Iran’s military said the US was planning new action against Tehran, according to state television, but it did not elaborate.
Fighting between the US and Iran has eased in recent days after a flare-up at the end of last month, though Tehran continues sporadic attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Both sides are maintaining rival blockades in the waterway in an effort to exert pressure.
The war has spread to Yemen, with the country’s Iran-backed Houthis taking more territory from the Saudi-backed government and the group launching attacks on Saudi targets, including the capital Riyadh.
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