IRGC says “world will be astonished” by its new weapons

• IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi says Iran's defensive and counteroffensive operations would change significantly if the US launches a new attack.
• He says the changes would cover both where a conflict is fought and the weapons and equipment used.

A spokesperson for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned Monday that any fresh American attack would prompt a marked change in how Iran responds, both on defense and in counterstrikes.

Hossein Mohebbi made the remarks in an interview with the Alalam news network, saying Iran's military conduct would look considerably different from what has been seen before. He said the changes would be broad, touching on the location of the fighting as well as the arms and equipment involved.

"Those changes include a shift in the geography of war, and a shift in weapons and military equipment," he said. He went on to promise a new generation of hardware: "We will bring new weapons with new capabilities into the battlefield, and the world will be astonished."

Mohebbi did not stop at equipment. He also signaled that Iran's targeting priorities would change, suggesting that Tehran would not simply repeat its earlier choices. "Our targets are also no longer necessarily the same [as the] previous targets. We have new targets that have not yet been struck," he added.

The comments offer no specifics on which weapons, locations or targets he had in mind, and they read largely as a warning aimed at Washington. 

This comes a day after Iran claimed it has received information that Washington has decided to take action against the Islamic Republic, adding that "any mistake will result in painful attacks."

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