Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says its missile personnel, who were on operational alert and could not attend Supreme Leader Khamenei's funeral, expressed loyalty by writing messages on ballistic missiles. The IRGC's own statement is the single source.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) published a statement Friday evening saying that missile unit personnel who were on operational readiness and therefore unable to attend the funeral of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei expressed their loyalty by inscribing messages on ballistic missiles. The statement, disseminated through IRGC-affiliated channels, emphasizes the crews' commitment to the late leader and operational readiness. The claim is based on a single source—the IRGC itself—and no independent verification or imagery of the inscriptions has been provided. The move comes amid heightened IRGC operational posture following Khamenei's death and threats of retaliation against Israel, as The Zioneer has reported over the past weeks. What remains unclear is whether the messages are intended for public morale, as part of an escalation signaling, or both.
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