Iranian Military Leader Threatens Destruction of US and Israel

A top Iranian military commander said Tuesday that the Islamic Republic is building its military infrastructure, and will soon oversee Israel’s destruction.

Brigadier General Ali Fadavi was the deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. (IRGC) is Tehran’s main terrorism force. “very soon” The world “will witness the destruction of the Zionist regime.” He said that Iran is arming militant Palestinian groups like Hamas to wage war on Israel. “The Zionists,” Fadavi stated, “are taking actions under the guidance of the United States, but soon the great Satan [the United States] will also be destroyed.”

Fadavi’s remarks This comes as Iran escalates its threats to strike Israel and the United States, amid a breakdown of diplomatic talks between the hardline regime in Iran and the Biden administration. The clerical government has been challenged by widespread protests across Iran. Many dissidents marched to demand regime change. The Iranian government responded to protests by using violence and even killing leaders of the protest movement. These actions were punctuated with a more rigid foreign policy stance towards Israel and the United States that Iran considers to be fueling the protest movement.

Fadavi stated that the IRGC is responsible for hundreds of American deaths.

“What our enemies know about us is little, and they will truly understand when we use our power against them,” Fadavi stated these comments to Iran’s state-controlled media.

Fadavi also praised Iranian general Qassem Soleimani—who was killed in a 2020 drone strike ordered by then-U.S. president Donald Trump—for his efforts to arm various Palestinian factions.

The threat by the IRGC leader was made on the same day that his military group carried out large-scale war exercises in the Persian Gulf. This area is where Iran often harasses U.S. military ships. The IRGC navy reportedly Tested “advanced missiles and combat drones,” As well as “high-tech military weapons” And “naval cruise missile systems” During these exercises.