Iran shifted from defence to offence

The Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has made numerous military appointments in the last two days to fill sensitive vacancies caused by the Israeli-American assassination of several former leaders, confirming that he is in excellent health, firmly in control of power, and strategically prepared for the next phase of the war with a strong internal front. Furthermore, there is a shift toward an offensive strategy that focuses on enhancing deterrence and readiness for robust offensive operations, relying on continued advancements in missile technology and technological warfare.

The Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, made his judgments following a seven-hour discussion with Iranian President Masoud Bezhashkian and a group of advisers and military commanders. These moves included the hiring of six top military leaders as part of a major overhaul of the military and security leadership structures. The most noteworthy appointments included General Pilot Ali Abdollah as Chief of Staff, Mohsen Rezaei as Secretary of the National Security Council, and Brigadier General Ahmad Hamad Hamidi as Revolutionary Guard commander.

The unification of the army and the Revolutionary Guard, along with their activities, as well as the appointment of Major General Ali Abdollahi as Chief of Staff, has put a stop to this dualism, since he is an experienced leader who combines military field coordination with high political expertise.

It is worth noting that all the new military leaders were members of the Revolutionary Guard. This means that the new Iran, led by the new Supreme Leader, is moving toward greater political and military extremism and rigidity, clinging to all of its constants, the most prominent of which are Iran’s absolute refusal to cede sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s legitimate right to enrich uranium, and its refusal to surrender its stockpile of over 460 kilograms of highly enriched uranium.

Strengthening the Iranian internal front was a major focus of these appointments, with the new Supreme Leader, Mr Mojtaba, reorganising the internal house and national unity by appointing Hossein Taeb as head of the “Basij” forces in charge of internal security and control and confronting any new popular protests supported by “Israel” and the United States. Mr Taeb has extensive experience in this profession and is completely loyal to the Iranian Islamic regime and the Supreme Leader.

A thorough reading of these appointments reveals that Iran is gaining strength. After withstanding at least six months of Israeli and American threats and aggressions and tightening its control, either directly or indirectly, over the world’s two most important strategic straits, Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb, it intends to expand by shifting from defence to offence after reorganising its internal affairs. The pullback of US President Donald Trump from confrontation in favour of an economic blockade of Iran, which he declared two days ago, is intended to minimise material and human costs while preserving what remains of American political and military reputation, which is small in any case.

The Israeli occupation state’s assassination weapon, which has targeted many army leaders, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, politicians, and nuclear scientists over the last five years, has begun to lose its fangs and claws after closing security gaps, strengthening the internal front, and uprooting the majority of spy networks. Perhaps the absence of Mr Mojtaba and his small leadership circle from public meetings, despite calculated moral and media pressures, is a significant development in this arena.

A new Iran is emerging under new leadership that is not frightened of confrontation and will stand up to American-Israeli aggression, including bases, fleets, and aircraft. This development implies that the anticipated transition from defence to offence may alter all power equations and influence maps in the region.

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