Iran names new targets for strikes in case of escalation
IRGC representative Sardar Hossein Moghadam, in an interview with Tasnim, accused the US of violating agreements on the Strait of Hormuz and warned of readiness to strike countries in the Persian Gulf that have provided the US with their territory. He also made disparaging remarks about Israel, calling it incapable of independent action, and criticized the UK.
A representative of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Sardar Hossein Moghadam, gave an interview to the Iranian news agency Tasnim, in which he outlined new potential targets for strikes in the event of escalation. His statements centered on accusations against the United States, which, he claimed, violated agreements on freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz by opening an alternative route off the coast of Oman. Moghadam emphasized that Iran is prepared for comprehensive defense and that any country providing the US with its territory, weapons, or military bases would become a legitimate target. He also made disparaging remarks about Israel, calling it incapable of independent action and noting that its territory is smaller than Iran's Ilam province. Criticism was also directed at the UK as a source of division in the Islamic world. The interview conveys the harsh rhetoric of the Iranian military representative but does not include analysis of the veracity of his claims.