SAEDNEWS: In a bold warning following the 12-day war with Israel, senior Iranian military commanders revealed that Iran utilized only a fraction of its military capacity, vowing devastating “surprises” should hostilities resume.
According to Saed News, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a stark warning to adversaries, revealing that Iran held back the majority of its military strength during the recent 12-day conflict with Israel, and stands ready with undisclosed “surprises” in the face of any renewed aggression.
Brigadier General Ali Fadavi, Deputy Commander of the IRGC, emphasized Iran’s ongoing vigilance in an interview with Yemen’s Al-Masirah TV, stating: “We are closely monitoring enemy movements, and any new reckless or adventurous act will be met with a surprising response.” He underlined the unwavering strength of the Islamic Republic, asserting that persistent foreign conspiracies have failed to derail the country's trajectory.
Senior IRGC officials disclosed that during the U.S.-Israeli assault on Iran, the country engaged less than 5% of its active military units. Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi, tasked with coordination within the IRGC, portrayed the limited response as a strategic decision—one that showcased Iran’s massive untapped defensive arsenal.
Supporting this claim, Brigadier General Ali Fazli, Naqdi’s deputy, revealed that only 25% of Iran’s missile capabilities were deployed. “We have yet to open many of our missile cities,” Fazli said, hinting at deeper and undisclosed military capacities. He cited advanced systems like the Sajil missile as game-changers that rendered enemy defenses ineffective.
Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, Chief of Staff for the Iranian Armed Forces, added that Iran remains wary of enemy commitment to the ceasefire. “Devastating options remain untapped,” he warned, should hostilities reemerge.
Former IRGC chief Major General Mohsen Rezaei shed light on what he called a meticulously planned seven-stage plot by the U.S. and Israel, intended to fragment Iran and collapse its government structure. The plan allegedly involved targeted assassinations, psychological warfare, infiltration of counter-revolutionary operatives, and territorial destabilization from Tehran to Iran’s borders.
“Their final goal,” Rezaei claimed, “was controlling the skies from the Mediterranean to China’s borders.” He described how the conspiracy, rehearsed over a year across Greece and the Mediterranean, collapsed after strategic countermeasures thwarted the plot.
One of the attempted strikes targeted a Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) meeting in Tehran, but caused no casualties due to a pre-emptive relocation. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in an interview with U.S. journalist Tucker Carlson, confirmed he was present during the attack and underscored its failure.
According to Rezaei, the attackers achieved “no more than 10%” of their initial objectives, suffering “65% military failure and 80% political-social defeat.”
Rezaei emphasized that Iran’s resilience was largely fueled by a spontaneous wave of popular support. Civilians reportedly exposed enemy safe houses, supported the wounded, and amplified national media efforts, leading to what he termed an “unprecedented public revolution.”
“This popular awakening,” he said, “is what forced the enemy to request a ceasefire once they grasped the scale of the resistance.”
As Tehran tightens its defensive posture, IRGC officials insist that any future aggression will be met with a force far greater than anything seen so far. The message from Iran’s military elite is unambiguous: the real power has yet to be shown.
