Iran has ‘finger on the trigger,’ head of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warns

Head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warns that the regime has prepared to strike Israel or American assets at a moment’s notice, as US deploys additional forces to the region.

By World Israel News Staff

Iran is prepared to carry out massive strikes against Israel and American assets at a moment’s notice, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned on Thursday.

In a statement published by Iran’s Nournews, an outlet that is close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC commander Mohammad Pakpour said the paramilitary force has its “finger on the trigger.”

“The Islamic Revolutionary Guards and dear Iran stand more ready than ever, finger on the trigger, to execute the orders and directives of the commander-in-chief,” Pakpour said, warning Israel and the United States to “avoid any miscalculation” with Iran.

“The US and the Zionist entity,” Pakpour continued, “must learn lessons from the past so as not to face an even more painful fate. We are more prepared than ever and ready to carry out the orders of the supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, to the armed forces.”

“Iranian forces are at the highest level of vigilance and readiness for any scenario that may occur. Tehran will not hesitate to defend its interests and its security.”

“Tehran is ready to respond immediately in any situation in which an act of folly or a miscalculation is carried out by Washington or Tel Aviv.”

Pakpour’s comments come as the USS Abraham Lincoln, a nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, and three destroyer escorts, make their way to the Persian Gulf, part of a broader American build-up of military forces in the region.

A day after Pakpour’s statement, a senior Iranian official speaking on condition of anonymity told Reuters that Tehran would treat any attack by the US or Israel as “an all-out war against us.”

“This military buildup – we hope it is not intended for real confrontation – but our military is ready for the worst-case scenario. This is why everything is on high alert in Iran.”