Top Khamenei adviser warns of potential new war with Israel, US

A senior adviser in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned that another war with Israel or the United States could erupt at any moment.

Speaking to Iranian media, Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top military adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, said, “We are not in a ceasefire; we are in a stage of war. No protocol, regulation, or agreement has been written between us and the U.S. or Israel,” Caliber.Az reports, citing The Times of Israel.

Safavi added, according to a translation by Iran International, “I think another war may happen, and after that, there may be no more wars.”

He emphasised the need for Iran to strengthen its capabilities, stating, “The Americans and the Zionists say they create peace through power; therefore, Iran must also become strong, because in the system of nature, the weak are trampled.”

Safavi outlined a multi-faceted approach for Iran’s defence strategy, noting, “We must strengthen our diplomatic, media, missile, drone, and cyber offensive strategy. We, the military, do scenario-planning, we see the worst case, and we prepare a plan for it.”

By Khagan Isayev