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[Regnum] Iran's military doctrine has shifted from defensive to offensive during the last two conflicts with the United States and Israel. Iranian military spokesman Mohammad Akraminia stated this on August 22.
 Defensive?? Like how the IRGC trained, funded, and armed Hamas and Hezbollah to attack Israel directly — though only Hamas dared physically cross the border, Hezbollah only prepared to do so while joining the Iranian army and the Houthis in firing missiles against the Jewish homeland — while the IRGC paid criminals in Europe, Britain and the Americas to attack Israelis and Jews, and Iranian hackers tried to do what hackers usually do more successfully? This is a definition of defensive unique to the original Aryan nation. Their definition of offensive is no doubt similarly special.
"Previously, our country's military doctrine was defensive, but during these two wars, we gradually witnessed how the country's military doctrine changed from defensive to offensive," IRNA reported Akraminia as saying.
According to him, offensive military doctrine now includes the possibility of conducting preventive operations. Furthermore, the new approach guarantees an immediate and far superior response to any aggressive actions by the enemy.
On August 21, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the conflict with the United States should be ended as soon as possible while the Islamic Republic is in a strong position.
| Offensive is defensive, strong is weak… They’re consistent, at least. |
Tensions between Iran and the United States escalated on February 28. The United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran. On the first day of the attack, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed. Israel and the United States also launched strikes on Lebanon.
The attack on Iran left 3,500 residents dead. Iran responded to the aggression with missile and drone strikes and closed the Strait of Hormuz.
On June 18, Iran and the United States, brokered by Pakistan, signed a memorandum of understanding. The memorandum obligated the United States to begin lifting the naval blockade of Iran and other regional restrictions within 30 days, gradually lift sanctions against the country, and grant permission for the export of Iranian crude oil before sanctions are fully lifted. Iran promised to ensure free passage for commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz and not to acquire or develop nuclear weapons. The memorandum stipulated that Washington and Tehran would negotiate a peace settlement within 60 days and reach a final agreement. Until such an agreement is reached, the memorandum has been extended.
| Formally extended? I must have missed that. |
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