Iran’s military chief vows “surprises” in any new conflict
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Major General Ali Abdollahi, Chief of the General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces and commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said on Tuesday that Iran’s missile capabilities would produce a series of surprises against adversaries in any future war.
Speaking at the unveiling of a new underground “missile city” belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, Abdollahi told personnel that “surprises in a future war will be revealed one after another."
The ceremony was also attended by Brigadier General Seyed Majid Mousavi, commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force.
Abdollahi praised the force’s personnel as “the true heroes of this country” and credited the determination and “spirit of resistance” of Iranian combatants as the decisive factor in recent confrontations, rather than equipment or resources.
He said statistics showed the United States had never deployed such a volume of advanced munitions and military equipment in any comparable period of conflict.
Abdollahi stated that the will of Iranian forces had caused the United States to fail and later regret its actions.
“What led to this failure, even more so than weapons, equipment, or resources, was the human will,” he said, adding that the size or capabilities of an adversary do not dictate Iran’s decisions.
Iranian media reported he linked these remarks to what Tehran describes as unsuccessful efforts by the United States and ‘Israel’ to achieve their objectives against the Islamic Republic.
Responding to recent comments by ‘Israeli’ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—who said either ‘Israel’ must destroy Iran or Iran will destroy ‘Israel’—Abdollahi called the statement familiar and asserted that Iran would destroy what he called the “Israeli regime”.
He said ‘Israel’ and the United States had already tested their full capabilities in previous confrontations but failed to reach their goals of destroying the Islamic Republic, leaving them as “the definitive losers” so far, according to him.
The remarks come amid ongoing regional tensions and follow earlier warnings by Abdollahi.
In October he had cautioned that any new war against Iran would “engulf everyone” and that Iranian responses would be immediate, effective, and without geographical limits.
Iranian state-linked outlets presented the new missile facility as part of continued efforts to strengthen deterrence and readiness.
