Mohsen Rezaei, military advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, said Friday that if the United States continues its strikes in the coming days, Iran will move to a 'stage of full attack and destruction' against the US, according to reports.
In the latest escalation of rhetoric from Tehran, Mohsen Rezaei, military advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, threatened a "stage of full attack and destruction" against the United States if American strikes continue. The statement, reported at 23:21 Jerusalem, comes roughly an hour after Rezaei issued a series of escalating threats that specified potential targets — including US military bases in Europe, Africa, and Asia — and set a two-to-three day ultimatum for a ceasefire.
The Zioneer reported at 22:19 Jerusalem on a cascade of threats from Rezaei over the course of Friday evening. He first declared that the period of "negotiation and combat" was over and warned of a "total offensive." Within minutes, he escalated to threatening "total attack and annihilation of the enemy" and issued a two-to-three day ultimatum. He then specified that Iran would target American military bases in Europe, Africa, and Asia if the US did not cease fire. The latest statement generalizes that threat, calling for a "stage of full attack and destruction" against the US without naming specific targets.
The threats come amid ongoing US strikes on Iran-linked targets. Rezaei, a former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and senior military advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has been a frequent voice of Iranian threats. As The Zioneer reported earlier, on Wednesday Rezaei said US President Donald Trump intends to attack again and that Iran is fully prepared; on Thursday he warned of "severe punishment" against the "aggressor enemy."
It remains unclear whether this latest statement represents a new escalation or a restatement of earlier positions. The threats have not been independently verified, and it is not known whether they reflect official Iranian policy or Rezaei's personal hardline stance.
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