The commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps' Aerospace Force said on Tuesday that Iranian forces had recovered from a 12-day war with Israel in June and were ready to respond to any fresh attack.
Majid Mousavi, who assumed the position after his predecessor Amirali Hajizadeh was assassinated during the June war, produced a report on the military organization’s role in the conflict, asserting its full recovery and readiness.
“Praise be to God, with the repair of the inflicted damages, we have full readiness to decisively and swiftly counter any enemy threat or adventure,” Mousavi said, according to the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency.
During the June conflict, Israel's air force took control of Iranian airspace, delivering a significant blow to the country's air defenses, while Iran's armed forces responded with successive waves of missile and drone attacks on Israeli territory.
Israeli military officials say that 120 air defense systems were destroyed or disabled since the first wave of attacks—around a third of Iran’s pre-war total. Long-range systems, including Russian-supplied S-300s and Iran’s Bavar-373 batteries, were among those targeted.
Hezbollah-affiliated Al Mayadeen reported on Tuesday that the United States is preparing to seize Iranian ships on the high seas under the UN sanctions renewed late last month.
The report cited unspecified sources suggesting that any US action against Iranian vessels would trigger a swift and decisive response from Iran’s naval forces, which are ready “to neutralize threats to the maritime security of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.”
According to the report, Iran’s naval fleet and missile bases along its southern coastline are on high alert and ready to respond immediately to any hostile action targeting commercial or civilian Iranian vessels.
Iran’s Oil Minister said on Tuesday that despite restrictions and sanctions, new records have been set in crude oil exports and production.
“Current crude oil production has increased by more than 120,000 barrels per day,” Mohsen Paknejad told state media.
“After implementing the ‘Ship Act’ law last year, we faced heavy restrictions, but with necessary measures these were managed and sanctions circumvented,” Paknejad said.
The Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum (SHIP) Act is a US law targeting foreign ports, refineries, and entities involved in trading or processing Iranian petroleum products.
Paknejad added that renewed UN sanctions would not impose new restrictions beyond what Iran had previously weathered.
