US too weak to confront Iran or defeat Hamas, IRGC deputy chief says

A senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday that the United States is too weakened to confront Iran militarily or defeat regional groups such as Hamas.

Speaking at a memorial ceremony in eastern Iran, IRGC Deputy Commander Brigadier General Ali Fadavi accused Washington of decades of failure in the region.

“The United States could not even eliminate a small group like Hamas,” he said. “Its inability is now clear to the whole world.”

Fadavi also blamed the US for fueling regional conflicts, saying that the Islamic State (ISIS) originated “from within America” and was defeated by Iran-backed forces in Syria and Iraq.