A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander, Sardar Shikarchi, stated that Iran's power is stronger than ever and that the readiness of the armed forces is total, according to the source. He added that the damage inflicted on the American enemy has shaken them, and that Iran's current strength far exceeds its level during the 12-day war, which he termed a 'child's play' compared to today. The claim comes from a single source and has not been independently verified.
Sardar Shikarchi, a senior commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), issued a statement asserting that Iran's military power is at an unprecedented high and that all armed forces are at full readiness. Speaking in the context of ongoing regional tensions involving Israel and the United States, Shikarchi characterized the damage inflicted on the 'American enemy' as deeply unsettling to Washington. He drew a direct comparison to the 12-Day War between Iran and Israel/US — which he dismissed as 'child's play' — claiming Iran's current capabilities dwarf those of that earlier conflict and that a hypothetical 40-day war would likewise be beyond the enemy's capacity. The statement, reported by a single source, aligns with a pattern of Iranian messaging in recent days: senior officials and military figures have repeatedly stressed high readiness and threatened decisive responses to any further perceived aggression. As The Zioneer reported on June 9, an Iranian parliamentary official stated that forces were at the highest level of readiness. This latest remark from an IRGC commander maintains the regime's deterrence posture amid an ongoing cycle of strikes and counter-threats between Iran, Israel, and the United States. The veracity and timing of the quote cannot be independently confirmed from additional sources.
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