The enemy has entered the field with its full capacity — from deploying military equipment to the region to issuing political threats and rhetoric, and perhaps most expansive and complex of all, unleashing an unrelenting and large-scale campaign of psychological and media warfare. The methods and tactics may differ and reinforce one another, but the objective is singular: to impose hegemonic policies and force Iran into submission. This is precisely what the US President stated in the midst of the 12-Day War, issuing the rhetoric of “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER,” a delusion he imagined he could bring to life. Yet in the end, it was the resolute defiance of our Armed Forces and the unity and resilience of the Iranian nation that forced the enemy into retreat and into requesting a ceasefire.
Now, once again, the enemy has grown greedy, deluded into believing it can compensate for its previous failure — whether through threats and intimidation or even military assault — to make his sinister visions come true.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has repeatedly and unequivocally declared that it does not seek war. But if the enemy chooses once more to pursue that path, Iran will not flinch from confrontation and is fully prepared for any possible scenario. Until now, in responding to the enemy’s provocations and transgressions, we have demonstrated a measure of restraint. This time, however, the situation will be different: a regional war awaits the aggressors — along with their supporters and hosts.
In such a war, past red lines will be fundamentally redrawn, and the battlefield will extend far beyond previous boundaries. The target bank will expand. If Iranian territory and the lives of Iranians are subjected to American malice and attack, then American interests and American lives will find no sanctuary anywhere.
During the 12-Day War, Iran’s regional allies did not intervene; the Islamic Republic stood alone against the Zionist and American aggressors. But in any potential future conflict, the enemy will be met with multiple diverse fronts across various zones of conflict.
The US President is already grappling with numerous domestic challenges. Igniting the flames of war with Iran would only intensify his present frustrations explosively and culminate in a humiliating defeat. If Trump, as some US media outlets have speculated, imagines that a limited strike could pressure Iran into retreating from its red lines and national interests at the negotiating table, he is profoundly mistaken — a miscalculation that would come at a heavy price.
In any such confrontation, Iran will make no distinction between the Zionist regime and the US. This regime will feel the full force of Iran’s retaliation — far harsher and heavier than the last time it experienced the sting of an Iranian blow.
The blessed month of Ramadan is the month of martyrdom of the Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali (pbuh) — the very commander who declared: “Mountains may move from their position, but you should not move from yours. Grit your teeth. Lend to Allah your head (in fighting for Allah, give yourself to Allah). Plant your feet firmly on the ground. Have your eye on the remotest foe and close your eyes (to their numerical superiority). And be certain that succour is but from Allah, the Glorified.”
It would be no surprise if Iran’s enemies are unable to comprehend these guidelines, which have forged the spirit of the soldiers of Iran’s Zolfaghar Army (Imam Ali’s (pbuh) legendary sword).
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