IRGC adviser warns against renewed U.S. attacks

Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Naqdi, a senior adviser to the chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, said the United States should stop attacking Iran if it wants to act in its own interests. Speaking on television, Naqdi said Washington had already used the full extent of its military power against Iran and failed to force Tehran to give in.

Naqdi argued that the United States and the Israeli regime have far greater military resources, yet still have not achieved their goals. He pointed to the U.S. defense budget, which he said is far larger than Iran’s, and questioned why such overwhelming power had not brought victory. He also said the IRGC’s recent letter to the American public explained how Iran had prevailed through retaliatory strikes, control of the Strait of Hormuz, and resistance to American military, cognitive, and cultural pressure.

He said the letter was widely published, including in major American newspapers, and used it to frame Iran’s success as a political and military message to U.S. citizens. Naqdi also cited the war in Afghanistan, saying the United States spent $3 trillion there but still suffered a humiliating outcome.

Naqdi claimed U.S. naval forces have been constrained by Iran’s response, saying two aircraft carriers are now in the Indian Ocean and that no U.S. Navy frigate or small boat has been able to dock at the Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain for months. His remarks follow a broader series of warnings from Iranian officials after two rounds of conflict. It says Iran’s retaliatory operations forced ceasefires in both cases and that Tehran later tightened its control over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has also warned that any renewed U.S. attack would draw a powerful response.