The head of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Tehran will never start a war but remains fully prepared to confront any aggression from its enemies.

According to Qom News at a gathering of military commanders and officials on Saturday, Major General Hossein Salami said, "We are ready for both psychological warfare and military action by the enemies, but we will not retreat a single step if that happens."

He warned that adversaries, operating under false assumptions about Iran’s deterrence capabilities, are attempting to corner the nation into choosing between confrontation or submission to their terms. “We are not worried at all. We will not start a war, but we are ready for it,” the IRGC chief remarked.

Stressing threats from Israel, he stated that the enemy is within Iran’s reach everywhere. "We have learned how to overcome this [Israeli] enemy and have developed weapons and equipment accordingly. We possess both the software and hardware needed to defeat the regime, despite the absolute support it receives from the United States."

He mentioned the occupied territories as among the most heavily defended areas in the world but said Iranian missiles had shattered their myth of invincibility.

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