The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Sunday said it is preparing to launch the largest offensive operation in the history of the armed forces “within moments” against Israel and US bases.
IRGC vowed to punish the “murderers” of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, following his death was confirmed by the Iranian state media. It said the operation will be the “most ferocious offensive operation in history” against US bases and Israel.
“The hand of revenge of the Iranian nation for a severe, decisive and regrettable punishment for the murderers of the Imam of the Ummah will not let go of them,” the IRGC says in a statement, reported Times of Israel.
“The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and what it called the vast popular Basij forces will powerfully continue the path of their leader in defending his legacy, standing firm against internal and external plots and delivering what it described as a lesson-giving punishment to aggressors against the Islamic homeland,” it says.
Meanwhike, Iran has attacked a US military base in Erbil, Iraq.
The Iranian Cabinet has also warned that the “great crime will never go unanswered.”
Khamenei was killed in a joint military operation by the US and Israel, marking a pivotal turning point in Iran’s 46‑year history of Shia‑theocratic rule as Tehran’s response ignited widespread conflict across the Middle East. US President Donald Trump, announced on Saturday that the 86‑year‑old cleric had been killed, effectively ending his iron-fisted rule over Iran for 36 years.
Trump said on Truth Social, “He was unable to avoid our Intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems and, working closely with Israel, there was not a thing he, or the other leaders that have been killed along with him, could do.”
Iran has not officially confirmed Khamenei’s death, and as of Sunday morning there was still no clear indication of who would succeed him, leaving the nation’s future uncertain despite the presence of senior civilian and military leaders. It also remained unclear whether other top officials, both civilian and military, were killed in the strikes.
Iran has not confirmed his death, and the nation’s future remained murky with no word as of Sunday evening about who is filling the leadership void, although the country has a rank of civilian and military leaders.
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