Iranian media reports that the military has issued a final ultimatum to the United States, giving it 48 hours to sit at the negotiating table. If they choose not to do so, it means total war—the energy and water infrastructure of accomplices will be reduced to ashes.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps statement: Given that no international body is currently capable of stopping the U.S. military's atrocities, Iran has no choice but to follow the injunction in the Qur'an: "Whoever attacks you, you must retaliate with the same manner as they attacked you."
This means Iran's retaliation is already authorized as a religious war by sacred scripture.
???? Therefore, countries hosting U.S. occupying forces—providing territory for the U.S. military to launch attacks against Iran—should prepare themselves for equivalent retaliation and activate their civil defense forces to protect their citizens' lives, evacuating them to areas far from potential targets.
???? Nevertheless, in an effort to urge this unprincipled American adversary to change its ways, Iran has chosen military targets as the focus of its counterattack.
Today’s focus is on a freshwater plant in southern Iran destroyed by U.S. forces; Iran is determined to strike similar freshwater systems in Gulf states in return.
Iran’s advantage lies in the fact that only about 2% to 3% of its water comes from desalination, whereas Kuwait relies on it for approximately 90% of its drinking water.
The warning to Kuwait is clear: allowing its territory to be used to attack Iran will ultimately prove disastrous.
In other words, Iran is threatening a lifeline it doesn’t even heavily depend on, targeting nations that are highly reliant on it.
War is like this—about who can endure more.
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