TEHRAN – Brigadier General Ali Mohammad Naeini, the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesman and deputy head of the Public Relations Department, says if Israel dares attack Iran again, it will receive a response far more “destructive” and “crushing” than previous military actions by Tehran. 

Naeini said the response will be different from the one Iran delivered during its recent war with Israel, during which the Iranian Armed Forces pounded Israel relentlessly for 12 days before the fighting halted at Tel Aviv’s behest on June 24. Large swathes of Israeli cities now lie in ruins, with settlers questioning why the regime began a war that would have such devastating consequences. 

The spokesman also pointed out that Iran used its domestically made weapons throughout the war, adding that there is still a significant amount of weaponry that remains untapped. In its latest missile barrages raining down on the occupied territories, Iran used missiles it had not previously utilized during its 2024 operations against the regime.  The missiles that hit Israel during the 12-day war are also believed to have been among Iran’s older-generation projectiles.