It was not clear if IRGC Chief Commander Hossein Salami's message was timed to coincide with the news of Israel’s apparent elections which will stir up the Israeli public in several months, but his speech repeated the usual mantra of Iran. Iran is often frustrated that it has little to show for its claims of “resistance” to Israel that it messages throughout the region, so it suffices to remain on message. The more Israel, the West and the US succeed, the more Iran claims they are fried and leaving the region.
Tasnim and Fars News, Iran’s pro-IRGC pro-government media, reported the comments at the top of their websites as a choice medium on Tuesday. “Our enemies are worn and defeated,” he claimed. He also said that Iran doesn’t let anyone infiltrate the state. This is in contrast to foreign media reports that claim Iran is continually being infiltrated and its IRGC officials are being assassinated. Salami claimed that Iran would take revenge, flipping the narrative. Iran has said this before. Israel has also warned about Iranian threats in Turkey. READ MORE
