A senior official in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned that Iran has prepared a comprehensive response plan targeting vital Israeli infrastructure and US energy assets in the region if the United States or Israel attack Iranian infrastructure. The threat, delivered to the Tasnim news agency on Saturday, dismissed US media reports about possible strikes as 'a form of insanity,' and asserted that Iran is ready to retaliate.
A senior official in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned on Saturday that Iran has prepared a comprehensive response plan targeting Israeli vital infrastructure and US energy assets in the region if the United States or Israel attack Iranian infrastructure. The threat, delivered to the semi-official Tasnim news agency, dismissed US media reports about possible strikes as 'a form of insanity,' asserting that Iran is ready to retaliate. No specific targets or timing were detailed.
The warning comes as the latest escalation in a series of Iranian threats that began in the early hours of Saturday. At 01:44 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported initial threats from Iranian sources targeting Israel's energy infrastructure. Within the same hour, a second report expanded the threat to include US energy facilities, and a third report cited a senior Iranian defense ministry official who confirmed a 'comprehensive response plan' targeting both Israeli vital infrastructure and US energy assets. The defense ministry official described US media claims as 'crazy.' The Zioneer later published a full article at 04:31 Jerusalem detailing the defense ministry official's statement. The new IRGC threat, also via Tasnim, mirrors the defense ministry's language but comes from a separate military command structure, signaling coordinated messaging across Iranian security institutions.
As The Zioneer has reported, the IRGC has issued a series of escalating threats in recent weeks. On July 16, the IRGC warned that US bases in the region are 'no longer safe' and that any attack on Iran would trigger a wider confrontation. On July 17, the IRGC threatened US investments in the region. The latest threats follow reported advanced US-Israeli planning for strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, and come amid high regional tensions after US strikes on IRGC naval assets, as The Zioneer reported on June 11. Israel's defense establishment has been preparing for the possibility of direct rocket or missile launches from Iran.
The threats remain verbal, with no operational indicators of imminent action. It is not clear whether the Iranian military and political leadership are unified behind the threat, or whether the statements reflect a coordinated deterrent posture. No official response has been issued by the United States or Israel.
3 developments
- StrongSenior IRGC official threatens 'devastating attack' on Israel if Iran's energy sites hit
- DevelopingIRGC threatens to strike more US bases in region if Iran attacked
- DevelopingIRGC threatens to strike US military sources operating from Israel
- DevelopingIRGC threatens US investments in region if Washington strikes Iranian infrastructure
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