US EditionIran Guards Chief Says 'Finger on Trigger', Warns US Against 'Miscalculations'
Iran's Revolutionary Guards warn the US and Israel to avoid miscalculations amid regional tensions and a crackdown with over 3,000 deaths reported, signaling readiness to act on command.
- On Saturday, Gen. Mohammad Pakpour, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, warned the United States and Israel to avoid miscalculation as U.S. warships, including USS Abraham Lincoln, head toward the Middle East.
- Protests began on Dec. 28 after the rial collapsed and swept Iran for about two weeks, then escalated on January 8 amid a nationwide internet shutdown.
- Rights groups reported that activists count 5,137 deaths and 40,879 arrests, while the Iranian government cited a lower toll of 3,117 deaths on Wednesday.
- President Donald Trump set two red lines on killings and mass executions while moving the U.S. Navy and naval assets, and at least two European airlines suspended flights Saturday.
- The judiciary's use of the `mohareb` charge raises execution concerns, with Volker Türk noting contradictory Iranian statements and recalling the 1988 mass executions that killed at least 5,000.
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As U.S. moves ships toward Iran, Revolutionary Guard commander warns his force has its ‘finger on the trigger’
Nournews, a news outlet close to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, reported on its Telegram channel that the commander, Gen. Mohammad Pakpour, warned the United States and Israel "to avoid any miscalculation."
Iran's Revolutionary Guard commander warns US
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The commander of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which was key in putting down recent nationwide protests in a crackdown that left thousands dead, warned that his force is "more ready than ever, finger on the…
TEHERÁN. – Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard commander, a key force in the repression of recent protests that left thousands dead, warned that his force is “more ready than ever, with his finger on the trigger,” as U.S. warships head toward the Middle East. Nournews, a media outlet close to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, reported that commander Mohammad Pakpour warned Washington and Israel “to avoid any miscalculation.”
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Issues Stern Warning To US Amid Escalating Tensions, Says 'More Ready Than Ever, Finger On The Trigger'
The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard has issued a sharp warning to Washington as American warships move toward the Middle East. Importance Rank: 1
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