Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi made the remarks on the sidelines of a press conference on Saturday, responding to a question about Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei’s warning to Iran’s enemies against repeating a miscalculation by launching another military attack on the country.
He said Iran possesses numerous means of bringing its enemies to a standstill, adding that the enemy’s material and non-material assets provide opportunities that Tehran can exploit. Describing the confrontation as an asymmetric war, Mohebbi said Iran could strike its adversary at an unexpected point and thereby cripple its capabilities.
Asked whether the recent directive by the Leader for an immediate and effective response to any threat, without geographical restrictions, meant that limits on the range of Iranian missiles had been removed, the IRGC spokesman replied, “This restriction has been lifted for us.”
The general stressed, however, that Iran must demonstrate these capabilities in the field, saying it would be inappropriate to make claims before they are put into practice. “Our duty is to show our capabilities on the battlefield,” he added.
The remarks follow a meeting between the Leader, who is also Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, and senior military commanders, during which Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei said any threat against Iran must be met with an immediate, impactful response without geographical limitations.
At the meeting, the Leader also ordered a comprehensive update of the military target database to bring all physical and non-physical assets of the US-Israeli adversary within the reach of Iran’s Armed Forces.