The latest statements from Iranian officials now suggest that the Islamic Republic will not forego retaliation. (Credit: AFP)
Everything suggested that Tehran would prioritize restraint this time. However, recent statements from Iranian officials now suggest that the Islamic Republic will not forgo retaliation. General Ali Fadavi, deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), declared on the pro-Hezbollah channel Al Mayadeen this Thursday that Iran intends to respond to Israel's recent attacks: "We have never left an aggression unanswered in 40 years. We are capable of destroying everything the Zionists possess in a single operation." This stance is much more aggressive than that taken by Iranian leaders following the approximately twenty Israeli missile strikes on Iran on Oct. 26. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had simply stated that the Israeli attack "should neither be exaggerated nor minimized," while on the same day, the Iranian army...
Everything suggested that Tehran would prioritize restraint this time. However, recent statements from Iranian officials now suggest that the Islamic Republic will not forgo retaliation. General Ali Fadavi, deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), declared on the pro-Hezbollah channel Al Mayadeen this Thursday that Iran intends to respond to Israel's recent attacks: "We have never left an aggression unanswered in 40 years. We are capable of destroying everything the Zionists possess in a single operation." This stance is much more aggressive than that taken by Iranian leaders following the approximately twenty Israeli missile strikes on Iran on Oct. 26. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had simply stated that the Israeli attack "should neither be exaggerated nor minimized," while on the same day, the Iranian army...
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