According to Iran's Tasnim News Agency on October 21, Brigadier General Yedala Javani, Deputy Commander for Political Affairs of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, stated in an interview with Iran's Alam TV that the United States and Israel have

2026-10-21

According to Iran's Tasnim News Agency on October 21, Brigadier General Yedala Javani, Deputy Commander for Political Affairs of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, stated in an interview with Iran's Alam TV that the United States and Israel have suffered a defeat they never anticipated. However, because the adversary is unwilling to accept defeat, Iran will take more sensible, and in some cases more aggressive, actions. This is because the United States must withdraw from the Middle East; it should no longer have a foothold there, and the United States can never restore the situation to its pre-war state. Iran's change in strategy, its shift to a more aggressive posture, and its actions that enhance deterrence are intended to permanently discourage the United States from pursuing aggression.