Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it does not betray its allies and that a response to recent hostilities is coming. The statement, published on the IRGC's the source, maintains the group's posture of retaliation amid a multi-day campaign of threats against the US and Israel but provides no specifics on the timing, target, or nature of the promised action.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a new threat statement on its official the source Monday evening at 21:09 Jerusalem time, declaring 'we do not betray our allies; the response is on the way.' The statement continues a rapid escalation of IRGC rhetoric over the past hours — the desk's story thread, which opened at 14:23 Jerusalem, has recorded seven IRGC or Iran-affiliated threat statements in a single day. This latest message follows a series of threats that gradually increased in specificity: from warning of a 'decisive and swift response' (14:23 Jerusalem) to channel claims of a 'certain' response 'within hours' (14:23 Jerusalem), to an explicit dawn deadline (14:23 Jerusalem) and a threat of an 'earthshaking response' before dawn (14:23 Jerusalem), before tonight's broader alliance-themed statement.
Across the thread, the source quality of the threats has evolved. The earliest statement was carried by the Saudi-owned al-Hadath channel (14:23 Jerusalem). Later statements were shared through analyst Yossi Eliezer and the '301 — The Arab World' the source (14:23 Jerusalem) and via the London-based Iran International outlet (14:23 Jerusalem). The IRGC itself has since issued formal statements to state media and now on its official Telegram. Despite this escalation, no independent verification of operational orders has emerged, and no Israeli or US official has confirmed any defensive posture changes.
As The Zioneer reported on June 11, the IRGC earlier announced readiness for expected US strikes and vowed an immediate response. On June 13, the IRGC also signaled a nuanced posture, stating that willingness for negotiations does not mean giving up revenge — suggesting 'sometimes revenge through negotiations is stronger and less expensive.' Tonight's statement does not resolve that tension, and the promised response's target, timing, and nature all remain unclear.
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