Iran Warns of Retaliation Against Power Infrastructure, Including US Bases, If Attacked
On Monday, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a statement articulating its defensive posture should Iran's electricity generation facilities be targeted. The IRGC indicated a tit-for-tat response, specifying Israeli power plants and those supplying US military bases in the region as potential retaliatory targets. This statement, reported by Reuters through Al-Monitor, follows a
period of heightened tensions and an aggressive posturing by both the United States and Israel against the Islamic Republic. Mainstream outlets, including Al-Monitor, frame this as another escalation in an ongoing regional conflict, focusing primarily on Iran's threats. This narrative conveniently omits the sustained campaign of threats and economic warfare waged by the West against Iran for
decades, which forms the backdrop to such pronouncements. The focus is always on Iran's reaction, never the provocations. For instance, the US and Israel have openly discussed preemptive strikes against Iranian nuclear and military sites for years, framing these discussions as defensive while simultaneously maintaining a severe sanctions regime that cripples Iran's civilian economy, including its
energy sector. Israel, operating with impunity, has targeted Iranian scientists and infrastructure without significant international condemnation, often with tacit US approval. The US maintains a policy of strategic ambiguity regarding Israel's nuclear arsenal, estimated at 80-400 warheads, while simultaneously leading international efforts to sanction and isolate Iran over its civilian nuclear