Hawzah News Agency- In a powerful address during Friday Prayers in Siraf, Bushehr Province, Hojatoleslam Ashoobi dismissed enemy psychological warfare and declared that Iran has moved beyond a phase of mere survival into an era of "sustained authority." He contrasted the nation's current defensive prowess with the era of the 12-day war, asserting that the geopolitical chessboard has fundamentally shifted.
"The enemy must know that today’s equations are entirely different. Should they commit the strategic error of targeting our nuclear centers, they will receive severe, multiplied blows. The war will not be contained; it will become trans-regional, engulfing every party that chooses to participate in aggression," the Friday Prayer leader proclaimed.
Target Banks Mapped: From Kuwait to Jordan
In a rare tactical elaboration, Hojatoleslam Ashoobi directly addressed the role of Washington's regional proxies and bases, clarifying why Iranian doctrine views neighboring nations hosting American command centers as legitimate targets in the event of a full-scale conflict.
"Bahrain, specifically the Sheikh Isa base, is the host of the largest concentration of US air force assets and Patriot missile systems. It is the forward operating nerve center from which strikes against Iran would be coordinated. Similarly, Kuwait serves as a launchpad for ground-to-ground missiles aimed at our Khuzestan province," he stated. "These two nations, as long as they serve as the front-line trenches for the American war machine, must understand they are within our crosshairs."
The cleric made it clear that Iran’s target bank extends far beyond its immediate neighborhood, stretching from the Al-Tanf base in Syria to strategic command centers in Jordan. He reiterated the Islamic Republic’s unwavering doctrine: any geographical point of origin used to launch a strike against Iranian soil will be designated a target.
The Failure of the "Project of Erosion"
The Friday Imam of Siraf contextualized the current Western media blitz, particularly regarding reports of centrifuge transfers and truck movements near the "Kooh-e Kolang" nuclear site, as a calculated psychological operation. He argued this narrative-building is a desperate attempt by "arrogant powers" to legitimize hypothetical aggression and test Iran’s reaction threshold.
"We are witnessing the collapse of the hegemonic system’s tools. The enemy followed a four-step project for our nation’s destruction: demonizing the Resistance, theorizing a military presence, normalizing intervention, and ultimately, coercing mass displacement. This project has been shattered by the people’s resilience," Ashoobi said.
He emphasized that as long as the organic bond between the Iranian people and the Islamic Establishment endures, "no bunker-busting bomb will alter our calculations."
"The Gates of Hell" Awaited
In rhetoric reminiscent of the epic commemoration of Arbaeen—the 40th day after the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH), which the cleric praised as a symbol of civilizational endurance against tyranny—he concluded with a direct threat against the Zionist regime and its American backers.
"Even in times of peace, our armed forces never abandon the drill of war. They are fully prepared for every scenario. Let the US and the cancerous Zionist entity know that the lionhearted Iranian warriors are waiting for them," he declared. "God willing, if a miscalculation is made, we will open gates of hell upon them from which there is no return."
He called for massive public participation in the Arbaeen mourning processions in Siraf, linking the spiritual resistance of Karbala to the current geopolitical standoff against global arrogance.
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