A spokesman for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned that any US attack on Iranian assets would trigger "unprecedented attacks" by Iranian forces, saying "this night will be hell for whoever stands before us and for the entire region." The threat came as the US Embassy in Baghdad separately warned American citizens in Iraq to maintain the "highest level of vigilance" amid regional developments, citing possible travel disruptions and sudden airspace closures.
The latest threat, attributed by the source Rak Neto to an IRGC spokeswoman, raises the rhetorical stakes as the standoff between the Trump administration and Iran approaches what analysts describe as a potential flashpoint. The US Embassy in Baghdad issued a parallel warning for American citizens in Iraq to maintain the highest vigilance level, citing the potential for abrupt travel disruptions and airspace closures.
As The Zioneer reported at 20:55 UTC, the embassy had separately urged citizens to leave Iraq immediately, with analyst Haim Cohen (i24NEWS) assessing that a multi-day US campaign against Iran could begin imminently. At 20:50 UTC, a military source told Iran's Tasnim news agency that Iranian forces are at full readiness and warned that new American interests would be targeted if strikes resume.
The IRGC's formulation — "if the US chooses to attack valuable Iranian assets" — mirrors language from the Corps' June 9 announcement raising Iran's alert level to the highest, which The Zioneer reported on June 9. That statement warned of an "unprecedented" response against states in the region. Thursday's statement from the spokeswoman goes further, describing the potential consequences as "hell" for the region and specifying that "every violation of Iranian sovereignty will be met with a harsh response."
The Pentagon has not issued a public response to the latest threats, and the White House has not commented on specific operational plans. The nature of the 'unprecedented attacks' threatened by the IRGC remains unspecified.
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