IRGC Conducts Maneuvers Simulating an Attack on Israel

An image from the IRGC video of a missile test in the Gulf of Oman (IRGC Media)
An image from the IRGC video of a missile test in the Gulf of Oman (IRGC Media)
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IRGC Conducts Maneuvers Simulating an Attack on Israel

An image from the IRGC video of a missile test in the Gulf of Oman (IRGC Media)
An image from the IRGC video of a missile test in the Gulf of Oman (IRGC Media)

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) conducted naval drills, including missile maneuvers simulating an attack on an air base in Israel.

IRGC Commander Hossein Salami warned against attacking Iranian ships, threatening double attacks in response to any attack.

Iranian media quoted Salami as saying that the IRGC would win any war it enters, whether military or electronic.

He assured that the force stands prepared for potential conflict, underscoring the IRGC's cyberspace prowess and ability to counter enemy actions in this domain.

Salami said, "In the event of a naval conflict and our ships being targeted, we will respond with equal or greater force."

The Commander's warning comes amid escalating maritime tensions as a result of attacks launched by the Houthi group against commercial ships in the Red Sea since last November.

On Tuesday, the IRGC announced it had conducted a maneuver simulating a surface-to-surface ballistic missile attack on Israel's Palmachim airbase south of Tel Aviv.

According to Iranian television, Palmachim was the "main base for F-35 fighter jets" in Israel.

Meanwhile, the Commander of Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters, Major General Gholam Ali Rashid, warned that any error in the enemies' calculations would cost more than its achievements.

Rashid said the enemies are aware they are being monitored, asserting that Iranian forces are ready to make them pay the price if they make the mistake of attacking Iran.

Any of the enemy's tactical actions will become a strategic failure, said Rashid.

On Monday, the IRGC commander announced the successful firing of a long-range ballistic missile from the warship for the first time, in a move that may increase concerns about the security of navigation in the region.

Iranian television broadcast pictures of the operation, saying that an IRGC vessel launched ballistic missiles "for the first time" while it was in the Gulf of Oman in the Indian Ocean, according to Agence France-Presse.

Iranian media quoted Salami as saying that the operation to launch the long-range ballistic missile from a ship "was completed successfully."

He added: "Our ships can be anywhere in the oceans."

"There is no safe place for forces that want to threaten our security."

Iranian television explained that the two missiles launched from the ship ranged from at least 1,700 kilometers and landed in a desert in central Iran.



Trump Demurs on US Involvement on Iran, Araghchi Hints it Can Step in to End Fighting

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (not pictured) at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025. (Reuters)
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (not pictured) at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025. (Reuters)
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Trump Demurs on US Involvement on Iran, Araghchi Hints it Can Step in to End Fighting

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (not pictured) at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025. (Reuters)
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (not pictured) at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025. (Reuters)

US President Donald Trump declined on Monday to answer what it would take for US to be directly involved in the growing conflict between Israel and Iran, saying he did not want to talk about the issue.

Instead, he continued to press Iran on negotiations on its nuclear program.

“They should talk, and they should talk immediately,” Trump said during a bilateral meeting with the Canadian prime minister during the G7 summit.

Trump added: “I’d say Iran is not winning this war.”

Earlier, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi appeared to make a veiled outreach Monday for the US to step in and negotiate an end to dayslong hostilities between Israel and Iran.

In a post on X, the website formerly known as Twitter, Araghchi wrote that if Trump is “genuine about diplomacy and interested in stopping this war, next steps are consequential.”

“It takes one phone call from Washington to muzzle someone like Netanyahu,” Iran’s top diplomat continued. “That may pave the way for a return to diplomacy.”

The message to Washington comes as the most recent round of talks between US and Iran was canceled over the weekend after Israel targeted key military and political officials in Tehran on Thursday.