The official newspaper of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps published a statement Saturday evening threatening revenge for the murder of a leader, saying it will come soon. The statement did not specify a timeline or target. It follows earlier threats from IRGC officials today, including a threat to assassinate US President Donald Trump and a list of assassination targets.
The official newspaper of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) published a statement Saturday evening threatening revenge for the murder of a leader, declaring it would come 'soon.' The statement did not specify a timeline, target, or method. The threat is the latest in a series of escalatory statements from IRGC-affiliated sources throughout Saturday, building on the Supreme Leader's repeated calls for retaliation.
Throughout Saturday, The Zioneer reported multiple statements from Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, starting at 12:31 Jerusalem, wherein he demanded revenge for the killing of his father, former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, with increasing urgency. At 15:34 Jerusalem, a senior IRGC official reportedly posted a threat on X (formerly Twitter) to assassinate US President Donald Trump. At 19:56 Jerusalem, an IRGC-affiliated newspaper published a list of assassination targets, though the specific names were not disclosed. The new newspaper statement appears to be the latest echo of these threats.
As The Zioneer reported, the IRGC has a history of issuing threats and declarations of readiness amid heightened tensions. Earlier this week, the IRGC Air Force declared a 'decisive and deterrent direct response' to the enemy, and the IRGC announced readiness for expected US strikes with a vow of immediate response. These statements come against the backdrop of an Israeli strike on Iranian sovereignty and weeks of escalating rhetoric between Tehran and Washington.
The credibility of the new newspaper threat remains unverified, and it is not clear whether the statement represents official IRGC policy or a propaganda signal. No specific timeline, target, or method has been provided, and the IRGC has not yet issued an official statement of its own.
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Source and signal
- Internal intake