The commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) promised revenge for 10 Iranian military personnel killed in US strikes two days ago, according to Abu Ali Express. He stated that their blood was not spilled in vain.
Thursday afternoon, the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) vowed revenge for the deaths of 10 Iranian Air Force and Navy personnel killed in US strikes, according to a report by Abu Ali Express. The statement comes after a day of incremental casualty reporting from multiple Iranian sources, culminating in the commander's public promise that 'their blood was not spilled in vain.'
The thread of reporting began Wednesday morning at 10:18 Jerusalem, when the IRGC first claimed four of its Aerospace Force members were killed in a strike in Kermanshah. Hours later, the IRGC updated its toll to seven operatives, while the Iranian Health Ministry reported 18 total dead and 108 wounded across the country. By mid-Wednesday, Iranian media reported three Air Force pilots killed, which the IRGC later confirmed served in the regular army. Later Wednesday, six Navy personnel deaths were reported, raising the known total from those two branches to nine. The commander's Thursday statement references 10 killed, suggesting an additional death has been accounted for.
As The Zioneer has previously reported, the IRGC has issued multiple revenge threats following US strikes in recent months, including a July 13 claim of striking a Jordanian base and an August 1 declaration of highest readiness. This pattern underscores Tehran's posture of retaliation, though the IRGC has not specified the timing, target, or nature of the promised response.
It remains unclear whether the 10 personnel figure includes all those confirmed killed to date or represents a subset. No independent verification of the commander's statement or the overall casualty count is yet available.
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