Ramezan Sharif, IRGC spokesman, August 7, 2023

Author
Ramezan Sharif
Date
Aug. 7, 2023
Body

“The enemies of the Iranian nation are well aware of its power, especially its military capabilities to confront all threats and plots. We remind once again that mischiefs by America will be met with reciprocal action of the Islamic Republic.

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“We thank the Almighty that Islamic Iran has reached such a degree of power that it is capable of confronting every American mischief, such as responding in kind and seizing their vessels.”“IRGC Threatens Retaliation If US Seizes Iranian Vessels,” Iran International, August 8, 2023, https://www.iranintl.com/en/202308082740.

Rhetoric Category
Anti-American
Pro-Iran
Threat
IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps)

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On October 7, 2023, Hamas invaded southern Israel where, in the space of eight hours, hundreds of armed terrorists perpetrated mass crimes of brutality, rape, and torture against men, women and children. In the biggest attack on Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust, 1,200 were killed, and 251 were taken hostage into Gaza—where 101 remain. One year on, antisemitic incidents have increased by record numbers. 

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