Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned this Tuesday that its combat capability has been strengthened during the ceasefire with the United States, agreed at the beginning of April and extended indefinitely by the American president, Donald Trump, despite the fact that it is maintained with difficulty after the latest exchange of attacks in the last few hours amid the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz.
"The Islamic Revolutionary Guard is prepared for all possible scenarios. If the enemy returns to the military arena, the type of operations, the geography of the battle, and even the type of weapons used will be different," said the spokesman for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Hosein Mohebi, in statements collected by the public channel IRIB.
The spokesman stressed that, during these weeks of truce with Washington, the military and operational capabilities of the Revolutionary Guard have been strengthened, taking advantage of the pause in hostilities to improve their readiness.
In parallel, Tehran has denounced in the last few hours the "continuous non-compliance" with the ceasefire sealed on April 8 by the United States and Israel, and has reiterated that it will defend itself "with all its power and capacity" appealing to "legitimate defense."
"It is evident that the Islamic Republic of Iran will defend its interests with all its power and with all its capabilities, in accordance with its inherent right to legitimate defense wherever it deems necessary," the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed in a statement.
In this scenario, Iran has threatened to paralyze the negotiation process, also alluding to the increased intensity of Israel's attacks in Lebanon, where it has launched new offensives and has crossed the line marked by the Litani River. The president of the Iranian Parliament and chief negotiator, Mohamad Baqer Qalibaf, has set this point as a red line if Israel maintains its offensive. "Not only will we suspend the negotiation process, but we will directly confront the enemy," he assured.