The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Saturday that Israeli air operations in southern Lebanon are insufficient and demanded a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the area. The statement was posted on an official IRGC channel, according to Israeli media reports. The IRGC did not specify a deadline or consequences.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a new statement on Saturday evening demanding an immediate and complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon, and declaring that limited Israeli air operations in the area are "not sufficient."
The statement, posted on an official IRGC channel, escalates Tehran's public posture toward Israel amid weeks of cross-border exchanges. It does not set a specific deadline or spell out consequences, but the demand for a full ground withdrawal goes beyond the IRGC's prior calls for a halt to Israeli strikes.
As The Zioneer reported on Friday and Thursday of this past week, the IRGC has issued a series of escalating warnings—threatening to strike US military sources operating from Israel, announcing readiness for US strikes, and adding sweeping preconditions for talks. The current demand is the first to explicitly call for a full Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
It remains unclear whether the statement reflects official policy of the Iranian regime or messaging aimed at internal audiences or regional allies. The IRGC had previously warned it may shift from a defensive posture to an offensive one to lift the naval blockade on Iran, and its air force declared the start of a "decisive direct response" to the enemy last Thursday.
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