A high-ranking commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said that Iran “must be ready for war, so that there is no war.”

Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of the IRGC’s Aerospace Division, made the remarks in a televised interview on Tuesday.

He said that the third retaliatory military operation against the Israeli regime will be carried out.

Hajizadeh pointed to the IRGC’s recent successes in the True Promise operations against Israel and noted that True Promise III will be realized soon.

"The Americans and the Zionists are looking for concessions, and their threats are mostly psychological,” he said referring to recent American and Israeli threats.

“We must be ready for war, so that there is no war, and we are sure that the enemies are not able to manage the conflicts," he stated.

He said the IRGC Aerospace Force’s production line has never stopped despite the enemies’ efforts to stop it.

“We always prepare ourselves for war, and by God’s grace, our production line has not stopped for a single day,” Hajizadeh said.

“The enemies were trying to disrupt our production chain, but our actions and cooperation with the Ministry of Defense prevented them from achieving their goal,” he said.

Hajizadeh also pointed to the increased attention of officials and the allocation of more resources to this area.

“These conditions have increased the motivation of employees and created a greater increase in production,” he stated.

Hajizadeh emphasized that concerns about war are unfounded and that the country's main problems are in the economic sphere, which requires special attention.

He called on the Iranian people not to worry and emphasized the importance of strengthening the economic sphere.

Israel's defeat in Operation Al-Aqsa Flood irreparable

Brigadier General Hajizadeh said that the Israeli regime suffered a major strategic defeat in Operation Al-Aqsa Flood and lost its credit.

He described Operation al-Aqsa Flood as the biggest ever anti-Israeli operation, which led to an implosion within the regime.

The IRGC commander said despite all its savagery and use of force, Israel failed to achieve any of its projected goals in Gaza.

Hajizadeh said Israel’s atrocities following Hamas’s operation exposed the regime’s brutal and aggressive nature to the world.

He stressed that without US support, Israel would not have been able to recover from that defeat.

Iran's defense capabilities are due to efforts of revolutionary forces

Elsewhere in his remarks, Hajizadeh said, “The country's security is ensured thanks to the efforts and efforts of countless revolutionary, jihadi and expert forces.”

“Our expectation from the fighters, economic officers, businessmen and the private sector is that, just as we have overcome problems in the field of defense, they will also help solve problems in other sectors,” he stated.

Referring to Iran's military power, Hajizadeh said, “People should be confident that nothing can harm us and, by God's grace, we are strong in terms of defense.”

He also pointed to the accuracy of the missiles produced in recent years.

“In Operation True Promise II, one of our targets that were not given much attention was the armored units of the Zionist army in the Gaza Strip, which were targeted with very high accuracy in the middle of Gaza,” he said.

“The Zionist regime’s infantry and armored forces were present in that area, and we were able to accurately target that point,” he stated.

“This path continues to increase the accuracy of the missiles. The old missiles we have in stock require increased accuracy, and we are determined not to slack off in this regard,” he said.

In conclusion, Hajizadeh promised that with continuous efforts, the country’s defense capabilities would improve, and called on the Iranian nation to have confidence in their efforts.

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