Iran Threatens "Geographically Unlimited" Retaliation After Radar Attack Claim

Iran's Revolutionary Guards vowed "geographically unlimited" retaliation against any attack on the Islamic Republic, according to Deputy Commander Mostafa Izadi. Speaking in Tehran on Friday at a memorial ceremony for fallen soldiers, Izadi stated that Iran's armed forces would respond "immediately, effectively, and regretfully" to any aggressor, "destroying the roots of tyranny and oppression without any geographical limitation."

Earlier on Friday, the Revolutionary Guards claimed to have attacked a U.S. early warning radar station in Bahrain. They asserted this strike was in response to an alleged airstrike on a communication tower in Sirik, Hormozgan province, southern Iran. Reuters reported this as the first time since early September that Iran has claimed to attack a U.S. military target in a Gulf state. Neither the U.S. nor Bahrain have confirmed the alleged attack.

Izadi also pledged to avenge the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, vowing to pursue this path "to the last drop of blood." He further claimed that Iranian attacks had forced U.S. warships to retreat hundreds of kilometers from Iran's coast and that the U.S. was concerned about declining missile stockpiles. "We can hear sounds of declining morale from the decks of their warships, and they do not dare approach Iran's water borders," he said.

According to Izadi, the U.S. and Israel initiated a war against Iran after their "agents and spies" proved incapable of confronting the Islamic Revolution. He outlined their alleged war aims as humiliating the Iranian people by seeking to dismantle the country, collapse the regime, deny Iran nuclear and missile capabilities, weaken the "resistance front," and plunder oil resources, drawing a parallel to Venezuela.

Izadi highlighted Iran's military deterrence, stating that its missile commanders could launch two-ton warheads over 1,500 kilometers to "drown all enemy plans to harm Iran's security and power." These statements come amid a fragile calm in the conflict that began on February 28 with U.S. and Israeli strikes in Iran. During this period, Iran launched missiles and drones at U.S. bases in Gulf states and attempted to restrict shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, while the U.S. imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports.